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| HER Number: | MDV130642 |
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| Name: | Small pits in woodland west of the River Tavy, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
Numerous small depressions and mounds are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 in Leigh Wood, Parson’s Wood and Little Whiterock Wood west of the River Tavy. The earthworks are interpreted as possible prospecting pits or shafts of probable 18th or 19th century origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 471 667 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features. The plots are recorded as woodlands.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features. The plots are depicted as woodlands.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Numerous small pits and adjacent mounds are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
Numerous small depressions, at least 55 but possibly many more, are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. Many of the depressions have a small mound immediately downslope.
The earthworks are situated across north-east and south-east facing combe slopes west of the River Tavy beneath Leigh Wood, Parson’s Wood and Little Whiterock Wood.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The plots are recorded as woodland in the Tithe Apportionment and depicted as such on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map.
The earthworks are interpreted as industrial prospecting pits or air shafts of probable 18th or 19th century date, with adjacent spoil heaps.
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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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. 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-APR-2019. [Mapped feature: #130098 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2021 2:29PM |
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