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HER Number:MDV70780
Name:Quarry, Bicton Common

Summary

Small banjo-shaped quarry just to south of a trackway on the northern edge of the Common.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 044 859
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBicton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBICTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NW/172

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 16, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 63 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Small banjo-shaped quarry just to south of trackway on northern edge of the Common. Measures circa 35 metres east-west by circa 11 metres north-south by circa 3 metres deep. Not shown on Ordnance Survey 1891 1:10560 map (93NE), however, there was a gravel pit slightly further to the east (see site 61).


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 63 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 63 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 16, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 63. [Mapped feature: #46268 ]
SDV358490Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 63.
SDV359019Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 63.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 10 2015 11:12AM