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Summary

Gravel pits of probable 19th century origin are depicted on 19th and 20th century maps and visible as further expanded earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on the west-facing slopes of Little Haldon.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/65

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

Dudley, E. R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280674.

Quarry shown but not marked on os 6" 1963 map. Vis=-/6/1984 (dudley). Rockhill limestone quarry. Small remains (dudley).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287791.

'old gravel pit' shown and marked on os 6" 1906 map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287793.

Des=os 6" 1906 map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287794.

Des=os 6" 1963 map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287795.

Des=dudley, e. R. /worksheet in parish file.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3085-6 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Pits are visible as irregularly shaped earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9176 08-JUN-2018 & 08-AUG-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

Pits are visible as irregularly shaped earthworks under scrub vegetation.

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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Gravel pits are depicted on 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps on the west-facing slopes of Little Haldon. Additional earthworks are visible on aerial photographs of 1946. Those north-west of the road do not correspond with any pits depicted on 19th and 20th century maps and may predate those to the south, which appear to have been expanded by further extraction into the 1940s. The pits remain visible as subtle earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 but are largely obscured by scrub vegetation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV280674	Migrated Record: Dudley, E. R..
SDV287791	Migrated Record:
SDV287793	Migrated Record:
SDV287794	Migrated Record:
SDV287795	Migrated Record:
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3085-6 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #115198 ]
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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9176 08-JUN-2018 & 08-AUG-2015.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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