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HER Number:MDV39174
Name:Old Quarry, Ball Hill

Summary

An old quarry on Ball Hill is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch first edition map and is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from Lidar.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 190 884
Map Sheet:SY18NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBranscombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRANSCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Trust SMR: 100363
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/82

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116247.

'old quarry' shown on os 6" (1906) map.


1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116248.

No sign of quarry on os 6" (1963) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116249.

Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 83sw.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116250.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A pit is depicted and annotated Old Quarry.


Environment Agency, 1998-2011, Lidar data JPEG SY18NE DTM, LIDAR SY18NE DTM Environment Agency 1998-2011 (Cartographic). SDV356237.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 115, 117 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Quarry shown and marked 'Old Quarry' on OS 1890 map.
'Old Quarry' marked on 1:10560 map of 1906 but not of 1963 (SMR).


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

An old quarry on Ball Hill is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch first edition map and is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from Lidar. It is annotated as Old Quarry on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch first edition map and had therefore probable passed out of use some time prior to the 1880s.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV116247Migrated Record: 1906.
SDV116248Migrated Record: 1963.
SDV116249Migrated Record:
SDV116250Migrated Record:
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 115, 117.
SDV356237Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2011. Lidar data JPEG SY18NE DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY18NE DTM Environment Agency 1998-2011. [Mapped feature: #90153 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments

MDV106320Related to: Kiln Lane, south of Berry Barton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

Date Last Edited:May 5 2015 9:55AM