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Summary

A post-medieval spoil heap is depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880's-90's and on RAF aerial photographs of 1947 at Tinhay, Lifton. The spoil heap is likely associated with Tinhay Quarry to the immediate north. The site is also depicted on the 2016 Ordnance Survey MasterMap, suggesting the earthworks are extant.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38NE/556/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SPOIL HEAP (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Vis=3/12/1997 (dyer) wooded spoil heap of tinhay quarry locally called "the ramps". A gantry system took spoil from the quarry over the a30 to the heap (worksheet).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV252430.

Des=dyer, m. /(3/12/(1997)/exeter archaeology: two castles trail survey/worksheet in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV252431.

Dyer, m. J. + manning, p. T. /objective 5b;okehampton to polson bridge recreation and land management initiative:cultural heritage appraisal/(1998)52/(ea report 98.01).

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

The possible spoil heap is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, CPE/UK/1995/1223&4 RAF 1947 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

A post medieval spoil-heap was recorded here as an earthwork and stonework on RAF aerial photographs of 1947 at Tinhay, Lifton.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The spoil-heap occupies a single plot, is broadly rectilinear in extent and measures approximately 125m in length by 115m in width. It appears to be first depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s and is also depicted on the 2016 Ordnance Survey MasterMap, suggesting the earthworks are extant. The spoil heap is likely associated with Tinhay Quarry to the immediate north.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

The possible spoil heap is depicted here on the 2016 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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