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Summary

Earthworks of sub-circular, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits, cuttings and a bank are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. They are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century quarries, with an associated spoil heap and trackway, that had probably passed out of use by the late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NW/567

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

1954, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255448.

'quarry' marked on os 6" (1907) map; site visible on os 6" (1954) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255449.

Des=os 6" (1907) 111se.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255450.

Des=os 6" (1954).

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

The pits and cuttings partly correspond with earthworks labelled as ‘Quarry’.

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

The pits and cuttings partly correspond with earthworks labelled as ‘Quarry’.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Sub-circular, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits, cuttings and a bank are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthworks of sub-circular, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits, cuttings and a bank are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The visible earthworks form an east to west alignment of pits and elongated cuttings that extend to a length of circa 300 metres. A solitary pit to the south at SX44636530 may be associated with these earthworks.
The pits and cuttings partly correspond with earthworks labelled as ‘Quarry’ on both the late-19th century and early-20th century First and Second Edition Ordnance Survey maps. One of the pits at SX44626533 has probably been truncated by, and so pre-dates, a late-19th century railway line (MDV22703) shown on the Second Edition OS map.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century quarries with an associated spoil heap, that had passed out of use by the late-19th century. The earthwork cutting visible to the east at SX44846531 is interpreted as a possible trackway associated with these workings.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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