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Summary

A quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is depicted on late 19th and early 20th century maps on the southern edge of Crownhill Plantation, Sparkwell. A pit is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/191

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1906 AD (Between))
• (Former Type) QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1968, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV140884.

`old quarry' indicated on os 6"(1907) shown but not indicated on os 6"(1968) (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV140885.

Des=os 6"(1907) sheet 118se.

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

A pit is depicted and annotated as Quarry.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

A pit is depicted and annotated as Old Quarry.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5857 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A pit is visible as an earthwork.

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 irregularly shaped pit circa 64m across is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
The visible earthwork corresponds with a quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map. The pit is annotated Old Quarry on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch Second Edition map.
The visible earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date that had ceased to be used prior to by circa 1906.
The pit visible on the lidar derived images might be larger than that depicted on the Second Edition map., possibly indicative of continued use, but the resolution of the available lidar data is too low for a confident transcription.
The pit is not visible on any aerial photographs available to the survey.

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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