MMO2579 - Medieval or post-medieval pit or quarry on Black Ball (Monument)

Summary

A small pit or quarry is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on Black Ball, Dunster. It probably predates the creation of Dunster park and garden in the mid-18th Century.

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Type and Period (1)

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Full Description

A small pit or quarry is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on Black Ball, Dunster. Centred at approximately SS 9818 4259, the quarry is visible as a small depression measuring some 22 metres across. It may have been partially backfilled, and there is no indication as to what material was extracted here. No quarry is depicted at this location on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889, suggesting it was abandoned prior to this date. In addition, it lies within Dunster Park, a landscape park and gardens which were created in the mid 18th Century, and most likely predates them. Several other quarries and gravel pits are depicted in the vicinity, and it is likely that this quarry and others date to the medieval or post-medieval periods. [1-3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980 4217-18 (11 April 1947).
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
  • <3>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 SE. MD002187. [Mapped feature: #32527 ]

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE158
  • Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1479262

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9818 4259 (31m by 24m) (Aerial Survey)
Map sheet SS94SE
Civil Parish DUNSTER, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2019 2:20PM

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