MDE21588 - Post-medieval iron mining or quarrying remains on Kentisbury Down (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Unnamed mine. Trial pits on north side of Kentisbury Down adjacent to the road. Iron trial probably dating from 1870s. [1] A series of earthworks are shown in the area around SS 6394 4400 on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. These are: A. SS 6377 4400 B. SS 6388 4398 C. SS 6408 4399 D. SS 6408 4402 and E. SS 6413 4399. These features may be part of the iron trial pits that Claughton [1] described or, alternatively, quarrying remains. [2] Features C-E (but not A or B) are depicted on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. [3] Features A, B, D and E are transcribed by McDonnell during his survey of aerial photographs in the area. He suggested they were quarries. [4-6] Features A and B are shown on MasterMap data but the remaining features are not depicted. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDE3410 Report: Claughton, P. F.. 1993. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. 57.
- <2>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped features: #44286 Feature D, ; #44287 Feature C, ]
- <3>XY SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #44288 Feature E, ]
- <4> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6343A, SS6444B.
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. CPE/UK/1980 3098, 4094 (April 1947).
- <6> SEM7408 Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1977-1978. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. MAM 2710-1 (June 1978).
- <7>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped features: #44284 Feature A, ; #44285 Feature B, ]
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 54891
- Devon SMR: SS64SW/169
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 639 440 (380m by 65m) |
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Map sheet | SS64SW |
Civil Parish | KENTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2019 10:57AM
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