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HER Number: | MDV56753 |
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Name: | GRAVEL PIT in the Parish of Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Vis=1/4/1995 (gerrard) gravel quarry on the edge of the river plym's floodplain. Survives as a 19m by 4.7m irregular shaped hollow. Spoil dumps containing fist sized rounded pebbles lie along the sw edge of the quarry and measure up to 4m wide by 1.2m high. This quarry was probably excavated to collect hardcore for road and track building and maintenance.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 564 647 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/526/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GRAVEL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140628 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(01/04/1995) Gravel quarry on the edge of the River Plym's floodplain. Survives as a 19m by 4.7m irregular shaped hollow. Spoil dumps containing fist sized rounded pebbles lie along the sw edge of the quarry and measure up to 4m wide by 1.2m high. This quarry was probably excavated to collect hardcore for road and track building and maintenance.
Quarry is not of national importance, but does form part of a monument of national importance.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140628. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2022 4:01PM |
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