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HER Number: | MDV129902 |
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Name: | Extractive pit west of Cranham Farm, Welcombe |
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Summary
A depression west of Cranham Farm is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 and is interpreted as a possible extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century origin.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 220 190 |
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Map Sheet: | SS21NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Hartland |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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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 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The depression does not correspond with any depicted features.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 23-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
An earthwork depression is visible.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.
An irregular shaped depression approximately 29 metres by 8 metres situated on an east facing slope above the river valley west of Cranham Farm, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
The depression does not correspond with any features depicted on the available 19th century maps and is interpreted as a possible post-medieval to 19th century extractive pit.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 23-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #128629 ] |
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SDV364011 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)
Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2021 12:50PM |
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