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HER Number: | MDV115027 |
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Name: | Quarry South of Lower Shaugh Farm |
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Summary
A former quarry or extractive pit of probable medieval to post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as irregularly shaped earthworks on the south-facing slopes overlooking the River Otter, immediately below Lower Shaugh Farm.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 178 029 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Luppitt |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LUPPITT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The mound is depicted east of a field boundary only.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2443-2444 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork pit and mound was visible as an earthwork and pale cropmark.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.
An earthwork pit and mound was visible as an earthwork of sufficient size to limit arable cultivation in this area.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
A large earthwork pit and mound was visible as an earthwork.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1702 & ST1703 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A large earthwork pit and mound was visible as an earthwork. A broad ditch or hollow way was visible to the north-west.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An oval pit and slight mounds were visible as an earthwork and pale cropmark on the south facing slopes overlooking the River Otter, immediately below Lower Shaugh Farm, on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The pit is roughly 65 by 35 metres in size, with a slight mound or bank visible on its northern edge. A ditch or hollow, circa 12 metres wide extends to the north-west from the pit towards Lower Shaugh Farm for nearly 90 metres. This may be evidence of a former access track or Holloway.
The pit appears to have been bisected by a field boundary, the bank of which can be seen running at least partly into the pit. East of this boundary the rough extent of the pit is depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppitt. West of the boundary the pit is not marked. The curvilinear relict boundary falls within an area characterised by HLC as medieval enclosure based on strip fields. This might support the interpretation that the pit is evidence of a former quarry or extractive pit, the use of which predated the enclosure of the fields, either in the later medieval or post-medieval period. The pit remains clearly visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2443-2444 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV359504 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). |
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SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1702 & ST1703 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74349 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:50PM |
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