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| HER Number: | MDV122831 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south of West Wood, Chudleigh |
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Summary
A quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval date is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork to the south-east of Penn Farm, Ashton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 871 810 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthwork corresponds to a subdivision of Plot 453 listed as a coppice.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8781 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork hollow approximately 40m by 23m in size, under improved pasture on a south-west facing combe slope to the south of West Wood, Chudleigh.
The pit is not depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey, but roughly corresponds to a subdivision of Plot 453 on the Tithe Map for Chudleigh, listed on the apportionments as a coppice. The pit is probably the remains of a quarry or extractive of post-medieval to early 19th century date. Woodland was commonly permitted to become established on such otherwise unproductive plots. The pit was respected by a later footpath.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8781 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113240 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 4 2018 3:09PM |
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