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| HER Number: | MDV112538 |
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| Name: | Possible Gravel Pit North of Rushmoor Wood |
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Summary
A possible gravel pit of post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the north of Rushmoor Wood. The earthwork pit remains visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 030 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Woodbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GRAVEL PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A number of gravel pits are recorded within the immediate vicinity.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4270-71 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The possible gravel pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96568, OS/96568 037-38 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356242.
The possible gravel pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible gravel pit of post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the north of Rushmoor Wood. The oval-circular shaped earthwork measures approximately 14m in diameter and is located within the immediate vicinity of a number of gravel pits depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The earthwork pit remains visible on aerial photographs of 1996.
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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4270-71 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #71921 ] |
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| SDV356242 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96568. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/96568 037-38 08-MAY-1996. |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2015 4:47PM |
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