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Summary

Earthworks of an irregularly shaped pit and curvilinear cutting, interpreted as a late-19th or early-20th century quarry with associated trackway, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/593

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

1954, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253332.

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

1890, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253333.

Site not shown on os (1890) map (dyer + manning).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253334.

Des=os 6"(1907)111se.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253335.

Des=os 6"(1954).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253336.

Des=dyer, m. J. + manning, p. T. /objective 5b: lower tamar valley recreation + land management initiative: cultural heritage appraisal/(1998)48/ea report 98.60.

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any features in this location.

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

The pit and cutting 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.

Earthworks of an irregularly shaped pit and curvilinear cutting are visible.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

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 an irregularly shaped pit, circa 30 metres long by 23 metres wide, with a curvilinear cutting that extends from its southern edge, circa 50 metres long by 4 metres wide, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features on the late-19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, although features labelled as ‘Quarry’ are shown in this location on the early-20th century Second Edition Ordnance Survey map. An earthwork is also shown here on the 2021 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
They are therefore interpreted as a late-19th or early-20th century quarry with associated trackway that had probably passed out of use by the early to mid-20th century.
The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover of Rapes Wood.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

A curvilinear earthwork is depicted in this location.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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