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HER Number: | MDV49890 |
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Name: | Quarry Pits and Spoilheaps at the Honiton Tunnel |
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Summary
Irregularly shaped pits and large mounds of earth, probably mostly quarry pits and spoil associated with the excavation of the Honiton Tunnel, built in the mid-19th century, were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards to the north of the western entrance to the tunnel.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 181 014 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Honiton |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/268
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY? (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1860 AD (Between))
- QUARRY? (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? to 1860 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? to 1860 AD (Between))
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126415.
These are visible on post war air photographs (aph).
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3441-3442 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Earthwork pits and probably associated spoilheaps were visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1131-1132 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.
Earthwork pits and probably associated spoilheaps were visible.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
Vis=27/3/1991 (simpson) former quarry pits and a large mound of spoil from the excavation of the railway tunnel are visible in this field.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1801 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Pits and probably associated spoilheaps remained visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Irregularly shaped pits and large mounds of earth were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards to the north of the western entrance to the Honiton Tunnel. It is probable that most of the visible earthwork pits and spoil heaps were associated with the excavation of the Honiton Tunnel, built in the mid-19th century. However, a separate HER monument record (MDV49887) refers to a field name of ‘cellar plot’ recorded in the Tithe Apportionment for Honiton in this location, and some of the earthworks might therefore be evidence of earlier extraction.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV126415 | Migrated Record: APH. |
SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3441-3442 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV359504 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1131-1132 28-AUG-1982. |
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SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1801 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #93614 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV49887 | Related to: PIT in the Parish of Honiton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:49PM |
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