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Summary

A former quarry of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthwork mounds and pits on the south-west facing slopes north of Spriddlescombe Manor Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/83

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV155024.

'old quarry' indicated on os 6" (1906). Nothing shown on os 6" (1969) (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV155025.

Des=os 6"(1906)sheet 125se.

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plot 289 is listed as Higher Quarry park.

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

'Old Quarry' is depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2194-2195 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Pits and mounds within an area of rough ground are visible.

Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.

Pits and mounds are identifiable within an area of rough ground.

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.

At least three irregularly shaped pits circa 15 to 30m across are visible on aerial photographs on 1946 onwards as earthworks within an area of rough ground and scrub vegetation on the south-west facing slopes north of Spriddlescombe Manor Farm.
The visible earthworks correspond with an area depicted as rough ground and two pits, depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map and labelled as Old Quarry.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury, but plot 289 is listed in the apportionments as Higher Quarry Park.
This supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of a quarry that probably ceased to be worked prior to the 1840s.
The earthworks remain identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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