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Summary

Earthworks of three sub-circular pits, interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007. The extractive pits had probably passed out of use by the late 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Earthworks of three pits are visible.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF540/483/F20/4196-7 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

A possible former quarry pit of possible medieval date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photograph RAF540/483/F20/4196-7.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The photo reference given in the transcription attributes does not include the date of the aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

An earthwork is shown in this location.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthworks of three sub-circular pits, between 15m to 20m long, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the late 19th century Ordnance Survey First Edition map. They are interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits which had probably passed out of use by the late 19th century.
One of the extractive pits at SX45687388 corresponds with a pit transcribed during the Tamar Valley NMP survey which it supersedes, and with an earthwork depicted on the 2020 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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