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Summary

Site of three shafts and cranes at South Acres Clay Works shown on 1930s map. Mounds and pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1946.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/180/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLAY PIT (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
• SHAFT (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
• TRAMWAY (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Site of three 'Shafts' and associated 'Cranes' shown at 'South Acres Clay Works' on 1930s map.

Ordnance Survey, 1938, 109NE. Revision of 1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV303843.

Shaft marked on 1938 map to the northwest of South Acres Clay Works.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3133-3134 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Pits, spoil heaps and tramway are visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.

Larger scale extraction has destroyed all earlier mining features.

Gent, T. H., 1996, Rivers Teign and Bovey: Proposed Diversion, 11 (Report - non-specific). SDV283446.

Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.

Other details: Figure 5, site 13.

Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Southacre and John Acres Lane/ Whitepit Operational Areas (Bovey Basin ROMP), 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV339561.

Other details: Site 34.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Earthworks associated with clay workings are visible as mounds and pits on aerial photographs of 1946, at Horsemills Fields, Kingsteignton.
Three roughly circular pits 6 to 9m across are visible in a north-west to south-east alignment, surrounded by large irregularly shaped mounds, probably spoil heaps. A linear bank runs along the south edge of the pits. This is aligned on a tramway depicted on the 1930s 4th edition 25inch Ordnance Survey map and is probably an extension of this feature. The pits do not correspond with any features depicted on the 1930s map, and therefore probably relate to a phase of extractive activity post-dating the shafts and cranes depicted on this map.
All earthworks visible in 1946 were subsequently destroyed by wider scale quarrying and none of the features are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV283446	Report - non-specific: Gent, T. H.. 1996. Rivers Teign and Bovey: Proposed Diversion. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.24. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11.
SDV303843	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 109NE. Revision of 1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336226	Report - Assessment: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. 14.
SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94216 ]
SDV339561	Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Southacre and John Acres Lane/ Whitepit Operational Areas (Bovey Basin ROMP). Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.37. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3133-3134 04-NOV-1946.
SDV352727	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4322 - Southacre and John Acres Lane/Whitepit
• EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey: Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Ref: ACD1748)

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