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Summary

A pit, probably an extractive pit or small quarry of post-medieval to early-19th century date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork pit cut into the west-facing slopes below Weston Farm, West Alvington.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/197
• Pastscape: 1029798

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) QUARRY (Unknown date)
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

An oval feature has been transcribed.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3027-3028 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

A pit is visible as an earthwork.

Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5506, DAP 5506/04 08-AUG-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361678.

A pit is visible as a cropmark.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/FQ, 4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147851.

Circular pale cropmark, recorded from the air 1985.

Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Shallow circular depression, said by owner to be filled in quarry. Other details: Photo G3.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7143 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A pit is identifiable as an earthwork.

Griffith, F. M., 2005, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV321181.

Visible as a depression on 1946 RAF photography on Devon County Council '1940s' dataset.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 21-JUL-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A pit is visible as a cropmark.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as a roughly circular earthwork measuring circa 25m across.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit depicted on the Tithe Map for West Alvington or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.
The pit is probably the remains of an extractive pit of post-medieval to early-19th century date that had ceased to be used by the 1840s.
The pit remains identifiable as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and as a cropmark of a pit on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2018.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1120 - Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project
• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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