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Summary

A quarry of probable post-medieval to 19th century date between the A38 and A380 on Telegraph Hill, Kenn. The pit was visible as an earthwork under partially cleared plantation cover, on aerial photographs of 1947. It was probably disused by the early 20th-century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SW/121

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A pit is depicted and annotated as a quarry.

Ordnance Survey, 1890, 92SW (Cartographic). SDV299582.

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

A pit is depicted and annotated as an old quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RP 4316-4317 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358687.

A pit is visible under tree cover.

Dyer, M., 1996, Devon County Council Haldon Ridge Survey: Summary Report (Report - Survey). SDV290454.

The quarry is shown on the 1890 1st edition OS 6" map. The construction of the A380 & widening of Telegraph Hill has removed the southern edge of the quarried area shown here.

Exeter Archaeology, 1996-1997, Haldon Ridge Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV322182.

Irregular-shaped area of very shallow quarrying (0.5m deep) in the most southerly tip of Round O Plantation (where the minor road running north of Haldon Race Course between the A38 and A380 meets Telegraph Hill). Quarried area extends 30m northwest along north side of minor road. The eastern edge is very indeterminate and shallow. Some large blocks of grey chert (one 50 by 35cm) lie on the surface of the quarried area. The whole area is covered by conifer plantation. Other details: Visited 26/2/1996.

Devon County Council, 2003, A380 Haldon Chalets Junction Improvement: Environmental Statement, 8, Table 3.1, Fig 3.1 (Report - non-specific). SDV322179.

The Enclosure Award of 1832 made provision for the allotment of land to be used for quarrying for road metalling at the junction near the Telegraph (see PRN 28925). Other details: Site 4.

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.

A pit was visible as an earthwork under partially cleared plantation cover, on aerial photographs of 1947. The pit corresponds to a quarry of probable 19th-century date depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25-inch map and was not transcribed by the survey. The quarry may have had an earlier origin but was probably disused by the early 20th-century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV290454	Report - Survey: Dyer, M.. 1996. Devon County Council Haldon Ridge Survey: Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.26. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV299582	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1890. 92SW. 6".
SDV322179	Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 2003. A380 Haldon Chalets Junction Improvement: Environmental Statement. Devon County Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8, Table 3.1, Fig 3.1.
SDV322182	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 1996-1997. Haldon Ridge Survey Archive. Haldon Ridge Survey Archive. Unknown.
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV358687	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RP 4316-4317 19-MAY-1947.
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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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1828 - Haldon Ridge Survey Archive
• EDV1829 - Unnamed Event
• EDV1830 - A380 Haldon Chalets Junction Improvement: Environmental Statement
• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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