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HER Number:MDV132893
Name:Quarry, south of Saunton Down, Braunton

Summary

Extractive pit depicted on late-19th century mapping and visible as earthworks on lidar imagery dating to between 2007 and 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 448 379
Map Sheet:SS43NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, FID 4370 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

Possible quarry pit marked (but not labelled) on Ordanace Survey. Labelled 'collects' on second revision Lidar shows pit 15 by 20 meters across and up to five meters deep.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. FID 4370. [Mapped feature: #137511 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 27 2022 4:52PM