SX8675 : Clay Pits Way – climbing gently to the Fosterville turn
taken 2 years ago, near to Sandygate, Devon, England
Clay Pits Way B3193 is a fast single-carriageway road (with cycle path) opened in 2014. It replaced the old B3193 Chudleigh Road through the clay pits on a new better-connected alignment, releasing a large area of land for further clay quarrying. A sign survives near the north end demonstrating the involvement of Dawnus, the construction company (collapsed into administration in 2019) and Sibelco UK, the quarrying company (and, it could be argued, the real client). The old road was closed north of Preston village. The southern end was retained as public highway for access to the village and renamed Lower Preston.
The fine clay is a valuable export. For more information please see the Shared Description about it Link