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| HER Number: | MDV130178 |
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| Name: | Quarry within Moonhouse Plantation, Lifton |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, interpreted as a post-medieval or early 19th century quarry, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004. The quarry may have passed out of use by the mid to late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 390 841 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lifton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LIFTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (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 earthwork does not correspond with any features shown in this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
An earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry’ is depicted in proximity to the south-east.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.
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 irregularly shaped pit, circa 17 metres long by 12 metres wide, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. An earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry is, however, shown in proximity to the south-east on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
It is therefore interpreted as a post-medieval or early 19th century quarry that may have passed out of use by the mid to late 19th century. The earthwork is not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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 19-DEC-2004. [Mapped feature: #129034 ] |
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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: | Mar 1 2021 3:20PM |
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