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Summary

A large rectilinear shaped earthwork pit interpreted as a 19th or 20th century quarry for possible sand and gravel extraction is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, within Staplehill Copse, Newton Abbot.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/41

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT? (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
• SAND PIT? (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

MITCHELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253651.

Sand and gravel pits, disused (mitchell).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV297003.

Mitchell, m. /dcra ball clay survey of south devon/(1979)no.83 in smr.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4155-56 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, Ordnance Survey map (Cartographic). SDV349895.

‘Sand and Gravel Pits’ are shown in this area.

Ordnance Survey, 1983, OS/83101, OS/83101 V 016-017 12-JUN-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361832.

The area has been developed into a caravan park.

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 large rectilinear shaped pit, circa 157m long by 87m wide, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946, within Staplehill Copse, Newton Abbot. The earthwork does not correspond with any pit features on the available 19th century historic mapping, although ‘Sand and Gravel Pits’ are shown in this area on the 1953-1969 National Grid Ordnance Survey map. It is in proximity to earthworks of a possible medieval tin working site (MDV21250), although does not exhibit the same characteristics as these earthworks. It is therefore interpreted as a possible quarry for sand and or gravel extraction of 19th or 20th century date which has likely been largely levelled by 1983 when the area has been developed into a caravan site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV253651	Migrated Record: MITCHELL.
SDV297003	Migrated Record:
SDV349895	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. Ordnance Survey map. National Grid A edition imperial. Map (Digital).
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4155-56 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #114047 ]
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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SDV361832	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1983. OS/83101. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/83101 V 016-017 12-JUN-1983.

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)

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