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| HER Number: | MDV45486 |
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| Name: | Quarry under Whympston Wood, Modbury |
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Summary
A former quarry of probable post-medieval to early 19th century date is depicted on 19th and early 20th century maps at Whympston Wood and is identifiable as earthwork pits and mounds under tree cover on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019, Modbury.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 502 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/79
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159470.
'old quarries' shown on os 6" (1906) but not on os 6" (1969) (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159471.
Des=os 6"(1907)sheet 131ne.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Two pits are depicted and annotated 'Old Quarries'
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Pits and mounds are identifiable as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Irregularly shape pits and mounds are identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019, extending over approximately 0.3ha of east-facing combe slope under the tree cover of Whympston Wood.
The earthworks correspond in part with two pits depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map, annotated as ‘OId Quarries’.
The irregularly shape pits and mounds are interpreted as the remains of a former quarry of probable post-medieval to early 19th century origin that had ceased to be worked by the 1880s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV159470 | Migrated Record: 1969. |
| SDV159471 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2020 2:48PM |
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