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| HER Number: | MDV48816 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit in Towers Wood, Sparkwell |
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Summary
An extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is depicted and annotated ‘Old Quarry’ on 19th and early 20th century maps, in Towers Wood, Sparkwell. The pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1992 and lidar derived visualisations.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 526 588 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NW/213
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
1907, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143074.
'old quarry' indicated on os 6"(1907).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143075.
Des=os 6"(1907)118sw.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthwork corresponds with a pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92072 V, OS/92072 V 004-005 03-MAY-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363229.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5258 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A pit is identifiable as an earthwork.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
'Workings (dis)' are marked on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap base map.
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.
An extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1992 and remains identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
The visible earthwork corresponds with an ‘Old Quarry’ depicted on the on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map as ‘Old Quarry’. The pit remains depicted on the current OS MasterMap base map.
The pit was not transcribed by the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143074 | Migrated Record: 1907. |
| SDV143075 | 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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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5258 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #122040 ] |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. 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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| SDV363229 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92072 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92072 V 004-005 03-MAY-1992. |
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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: | Oct 1 2019 12:16PM |
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