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Summary

A quarry depicted on historic map dating to 1809 is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. It is not shown on the 1840s Tithe Map or subsequent historic maps and presumably went out of use by this time.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/74

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1809 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1809, Ordnance Survey drawing (Cartographic). SDV312502.

Quarry shown on map of 1809. Probably out of use at the time of the Tithe Map.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1375, 2388 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 2388-2389 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Visible and previously recorded from Royal Air Force 1946 aerial photograph.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7871 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

An irregular earthwork pit is visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

An earthwork pit measuring approximately 75 by 50 metres is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. Its location corresponds to a quarry recorded on the 1809 mapping, and it is sited adjacent to the modern extent of Linhay Hill quarry, and is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that went out of use in the early-19th century. To the north, an area of cropmarks corresponds to irregular earthwork pits visible on the lidar imagery, and these have been transcribed and are included as part of this record.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1375, 2388.
SDV312502	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1809. Ordnance Survey drawing. Unknown.
SDV319854	Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 2388-2389 10-DEC-1946.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX7871 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114770 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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