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Summary

A post-medieval to 19th century Extractive pit to the southeast of Warkleigh, Satterleigh and Warkleigh, is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1948.

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))

Full description

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of a cut feature correspond to the grid reference for PRN167786. Map object partly based on this source.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167786 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A quarry is marked as unanotated hachures on the current edition OS map. It is not marked on the OS 1st or 2nd Edition 1:2500 scale maps. It is considered likely to be of C19 origin. The site was digitally plotted from aerial photographs (p1) during the National Mapping Programme. The feature is sited within an area described as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK2521 3046-7 22-MAR-1948

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Earthworks are shown in this location. Map object partly based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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