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| HER Number: | MDV21177 |
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| Name: | CLAY PIT in the Parish of Hennock |
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Summary
The tithe map of 1838 shows a number of small allotments described either as old clay works/pits, or as clay in work/clayworks. See worksheet for details.(worksheet). Tithe map field numbers: 27, 29, 37, 42, 51, 46, 48, 58, 31, 44, 125 + 127.(tithe map). Vis=29/7/1983 (griffiths). Only about half of this area survives. The rest having been quarried away recently. Much overgrown, but old claypits still visible, often water filled. Possibly the location of the bronze age rapier moulds found in 19th cent.(see sx87nw/9).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 845 767 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hennock |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HENNOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/101
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAY PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
SEE SX87NW/9, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV311869.
The tithe map of 1838 shows a number of small allotments described either as old clay works/pits, or as clay in work/clayworks. See worksheet for details.(worksheet). Tithe map field numbers: 27, 29, 37, 42, 51, 46, 48, 58, 31, 44, 125 + 127.(tithe map). Vis=29/7/1983 (griffiths). Only about half of this area survives. The rest having been quarried away recently. Much overgrown, but old claypits still visible, often water filled. Possibly the location of the bronze age rapier moulds found in 19th cent.(see sx87nw/9).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311870.
Des=worksheet.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311871.
Des=tithe map in dro/(1838).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311872.
Des=griffiths, d. M. /as above.
Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.
Other details: Figure 3, site 11.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV311869 | Report - Survey: SEE SX87NW/9. |
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| SDV311870 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV311871 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV311872 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336226 | Report - Assessment: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78519 | Related to: Former Shaft North-west of New Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV8938 | Related to: Hennock, Rapier Moulds (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 12:01PM |
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