MMO1957 - Modern quarry north of Old Lake Lane (Monument)

Summary

A small quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval or early 20th Century date is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork centred on circa SS 7102 4750.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A small quarry or extractive pit is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as an earthwork centred on circa SS 7102 4750, to the north of Old Lake Lane, Lynton and Lynmouth parish. At approximately 7 metres in diameter, it is the smaller of two such pits in this area, the second being 100 metres to the north-west. The pit is situated within a small kink in the course of the adjacent field boundary, which may indicate the pit predated the enclosure of the field. However, neither the pit nor the deviation in the course of the field boundary is marked on the 1st or 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. This may indicate the pit post dates their publication and dates from the early 20th Century. [1-5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980 (F20) 4052-3 (11 April 1947).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/95026 022-23 (12 March 1995).
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904.
  • <5>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW. MD002173. [Mapped feature: #33014 ]
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1465558, Extant 10 January 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW162
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1465558

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7102 4750 (9m by 8m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS74NW
Civil Parish LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2022 12:56PM

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