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Summary

Extractive pits of probable 19th century origin are situated on a west facing slope above the River Tamar. They are partially depicted on historic and modern mapping and visible as both large and small irregular shaped earthwork depressions on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1932 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A quarry is depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

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

Earthworks are depicted and labelled as 'Old Quarry' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, small trees are depicted within it.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Irregular shape earthwork depressions are visible that extend beyond that depicted on map sources.

Ordnance Survey, 2007, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV337643.

Earthworks in the location of the quarry are depicted, but not labelled, on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.

Several irregular shaped depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data. They are situated on the east bank of the River Tamar near Buse’s Mill Bridge in an area that matured into woodland over the 20th century.
The earthworks correspond in part with a quarry depicted on 19th century historic maps and modern maps. By the Ordnance Survey 25-inch Second Edition Map, the quarry is depicted with small trees and therefore probably ceased to be worked by this time.
A small depression to the south of the depicted quarry does not correspond with any historic or modern mapped features. This is interpreted as further extraction associated with the quarry that was probably undertaken in the 19th century and ceased in the early 20th century.
The earthwork depressions were transcribed as part of the 2020-2021 Tamar/Lidar project.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)

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