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Summary

An area of 'old gravel pits' is labelled and illustrated on the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps to the south-east of Two Acre Coppice.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/288

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1880S, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109041.

Site of 'old gravel pits' shown on os 25" (1880s) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109042.

Des=os 25" (1880s).

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Two irregular features are illustrated within plot 332 on the Axmouth Tithe Map.

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

'Old Gravel Pits' are labelled and illustrated.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1258 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Group of 4 pits shown and marked 'Old Gravel Pits' on Ordnance Survey 1890 map. Not shown on modern map. Area shown as Mild Chalk/Upper Greensand on geology map.
OS 1890 1:10560 map (Sheet 83SE).

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

The site of 'old gravel pits' is shown on both the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps. The layout of these pits coincides with the location of two irregular shaped features within plot 332 on the earlier Axmouth Tithe Map. The gravel pits are not visible on the Ordnance Survey Master Map, but three areas of vegetation are shown in the area formerly occupied by the pits.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

The gravel pits are not illustrated, but three areas of vegetation are shown in the area formerly occupied by the pits.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV109041	Migrated Record: 1880S.
SDV109042	Migrated Record:
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #99213 ]
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1258.
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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