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HER Number: | MDV133386 |
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Name: | Prospecting pit in South Park Wood, Holne |
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Summary
Pit recorded during walkover survey in October 2005. A small shallow prospecting pit measuring just 3m in diameter with beech saplings growing upon it. A small spoil heap is present down slope. The feature is of local importance. Associated with Holne Park Mine (later South Park Mine).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 732 694 |
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Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Holne |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Modern - 1751 AD (Between) to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Crabb, A., 2005, Archaeology within South Park Wood, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV365034.
Prospecting pit at SX 732694.
A small shallow prospecting pit dug by miners to locate the size, orientation, quality of ore lodes. This example measures just 3m in diameter and has beech saplings growing upon it. A small spoil heap is present down slope. The feature is of local importance. Other prospecting pits might be present but remain concealed by the dense vegetation. The feature should be excluded from new planting.
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Circular depression visible on lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138936 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV132537 | Part of: South Plain Wood Mine, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8834 - Survey of archaeological features in South Park Wood
Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2022 11:49AM |
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