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Summary

A former quarry of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthwork mounds and pits on the south-east facing slopes south of Dunwell Cross.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of former quarry to south-west of Dunwell Cross

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/103

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LIMESTONE QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV157081.

'old quarry' indicated on os 6" (1906). Shown but not indicated on os 6" (1969) (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV157082.

Des=os 6"(1906)sheet 125ne.

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Area of mound and pit depicted with dashed line, as plot 274, listed as waste. Area between and around listed as arable, part of Higher Kiln park.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Old quarry marked.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2194-2195 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Pits and mounds visible as earthworks.

GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.

Earthworks of former quarry visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Quarry (disused) marked.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 09-OCT-2018 ACCESSED 22-APR-2020EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 09-OCT-2018 ACCESSED 22-APR-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Pits and mounds visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.

Pits and mounds identifiable as earthworks.

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.

An irregularly shaped pit circa 112m long and 43m wide and associated mounds are visible on aerial photographs on 1946 onwards as an earthworks on the south-east facing slopes south of the road at Dunwell Cross.
The visible earthworks correspond with an old quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map. The earthworks also correspond with a dashed area depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury, listed on the apportionments as waste (plot 274), within a plot called Higher Kiln Park.
The supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of a quarry and associated spoil heaps that ceased to be worked prior to the 1840s.
The earthworks are co-located with a small area of Middle Devonian limestone, as shown on the BGS 1:50000 bedrock map.
It is therefore possible that the pits are the remains of a limestone quarry, possibly associated with a former lime kiln within Higher Kiln Park.
The earthworks remain clearly identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019, although the mounds appear to be somewhat reduced in since the 1940s.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• 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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