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| HER Number: | MDV66776 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit north-east of Olchard, Ideford |
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Summary
A roughly circular pit, possibly a limestone or sandstone quarry of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork on the south-east facing slopes north-east of Olchard, Ideford.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 883 774 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ideford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | IDEFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Modern quarry to north-east of Olchard Farm
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/235
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The pit is situated on the boundary of sandstone and limestone deposits.
1886, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280459.
'old quarry' shown on os 25" (1886) map (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280460.
Des=os 25" (1886) map.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8877 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A pit is visible as a near levelled earthwork.
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 roughly circular pit up to circa 22m across is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as a shallow earthwork on the south-west facing slopes north-east of Olchard, Ideford. The pit is interpreted as a possible limestone or sandstone quarry of medieval to post-medieval date. It is depicted and annotated as ‘Old Quarry’ on the OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map and has not been transcribed by the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV280459 | Migrated Record: 1886. |
| SDV280460 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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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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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8877 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114256 ] |
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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: | Nov 22 2018 5:47PM |
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