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| HER Number: | MDV102177 |
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| Name: | Quarry east of Southdown Farm |
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Summary
An oval earthwork is visible as a pit on aerial photographs dating to 1946. Although possibly a natural feature, it could be a former quarry relating to Southdown Farm. If so, its use is likely to predate the late nineteenth century. It is not distinguishable on any later available aerial photographs, and its survival is not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 295 232 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XV to XIX - 1401 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Sowden Farm is depicted and named.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 79 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Sowden in Hartland is named "Sower Downe" in the 1548 Calendar of Patent Rolls.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5074-5075 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
An oval earthwork pit is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78016, NMR OS/78016 089-090 16-APR-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349080.
The ground surface appears to be uneven, but it is not possible to distinguish an oval pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
An oval earthwork is visible as a pit on aerial photographs dating to 1946. No earthworks are depicted here on the 1880-1890s Ordnance Survey mapping, and, if not of natural origin, the feature may be the remains of a former quarry which had ceased use by this date. It is likely to be associated with Southdown (formerly Sowden) Farm, which was recorded in the sixteenth century, and it may date to the early post-medieval period. It is not distinguishable on aerial photographs from 1978, although the ground surface appears to be uneven, and its current survival is not known.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 79. |
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| 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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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349080 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78016. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/78016 089-090 16-APR-1978. |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5074-5075 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61615 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 22 2012 2:00PM |
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