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Summary

To the north-west of Brownston, Modbury, quarries of probable post-medieval to early-19th century date are depicted on 19th century maps and are identifiable as earthwork pits and mounds on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/112

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV154580.

'old quarry' indicated on os 6" (1906). Shown but not indicated on os 6" (1969) (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV154581.

Des=os 6"(1906)sheet 126sw.

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

West of the track theWest of the track the visible earthworks correspond with Plot 121, Furze, part of Town Park (Plot 122).

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

West of the track the visible earthworks correspond with an 'Old Quarry' depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.

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

Irregularly shaped pits and mounds are identifiable.

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 shaped earthwork pits, hollows and mounds are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthworks to the west and east of a track to the north-west of Brownston.
The pit to the west of the track corresponds closely with an ‘Old Quarry’ depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map, supporting the interpretation of the pit as a former extractive feature.
The Tithe Map for Modbury depictes the plot (Plot 121) as Furze, part of Town Park (Plot 122). The presence of furze, probably gorse, possibly supports the interpretation that this plot was rough ground and that the quarry had been disused for some time prior to this date.
The pit to the east of the track does not correspond with any depicted quarry and is possibly evidence of an earlier phase of extraction.

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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