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HER Number: | MDV73265 |
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Name: | Quarry, Lifton Wood |
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Summary
A large rectilinear former quarry of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was depicted at Lifton Woods on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey first edition map. The pit was also visible as an earthwork pit on images derived from lidar data.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 381 848 |
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Map Sheet: | SX38SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Lifton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LIFTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1904 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Quarry' in 'Lifton Wood' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Environment Agency, 2011, LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution) (Cartographic). SDV348634.
A large pit is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2015, Comments arising from the transcription of earthworks at Lifton Wood from Lidar data (Interpretation). SDV358492.
A large rectilinear former quarry of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible at Lifton Woods as an earthwork pit on images derived from lidar data. The pit corresponds with the a quarry depicted on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey first edition map but is larger in size that that shown. The trackways serving the quarry were also visible but have not been transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV348634 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2011. LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution). Digital. [Mapped feature: #100626 ] |
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SDV358492 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C.. 2015. Comments arising from the transcription of earthworks at Lifton Wood from Lidar data. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2015 3:10PM |
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