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| HER Number: | MDV55904 |
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| Name: | Gravel quarry in the Parish of Mamhead |
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Summary
A small semi-circular quarry, circa 15m by 12m in size, approximately 2.5-3m deep. Probably a gravel quarry. The quarry was not visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and the site was obscured by tree cover by 2010.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 922 806 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mamhead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MAMHEAD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SW/114
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV297444.
Des=ea/haldon ridge survey/(9/7/1996)/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV297445.
Dyer, m. /(1996)/(ea report 96.26).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.
Vis=20/2/1996 (ea) small semi-circular quarry, 15m e/w by 12m n/s by 2.5-3m deep. Top layer of loam and flint c.0.40m deep over deposit of reddish breccia-like clayey gravel (hard). Presumably it was the latter material which was being excavated.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The site was obscured by light to moderate tree planting.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
The site was obscured by heavy tree cover.
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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.
The quarry recorded by the above authority was not visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, at which time the location was under moderate tree cover. The site was completely obscured by dense forestry cover in 2010.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV297444 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV297445 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| 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. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV79 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2018 10:58AM |
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