MEM24071 - Possible post-medieval quarries on Kentisbury Down (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Kentisbury Tithe Map shows this as a blank area of Kentisbury Down. [1] The 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map shows an earthwork at SS6305 4382, in a semicircular area of rough pasture and furze abutting a field boundary. [2] The earthwork is shown on the 2nd Edition map, although it is no longer depicted within the area of rough pasture. [3] The feature is not depicted on modern MasterMap data. [4] The site is one of eight possible quarried depressions noted by McDonnell on aerial photographs in this area. [5-7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SEM7937 Map: 1840. Kentisbury Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904, Devon 6(9).
- <4> SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap.
- <5> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6343A.
- <6> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. CPE/UK/1980 3098 (April 1947).
- <7> SEM7408 Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1977-1978. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. MAM 2711 (June 1978).
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 6305 4382 (18m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS64SW |
| Civil Parish | KENTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2018 11:51AM
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