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HER Number:MDV108024
Name:Earthwork Pits Overlooking the River Clyst

Summary

Two shallow circular earthwork pits of unknown date and function were visible on images derived from lidar on west facing slopes overlooking the River Clyst.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 026 008
Map Sheet:ST00SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst St. Lawrence
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST ST.LAWRENCE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4163-4164 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

Two shallow earthwork pits were visible.


Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0200 Environment Agency DSM 2005 & 2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

Two shallow earthwork pits were visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Two shallow circular earthwork pits approximately 20 and 22 metres in diameter were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and images derived from lidar on west facing slopes overlooking the River Clyst. The date and function of the pits is unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV356902Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4163-4164 04-NOV-1946.
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0200 Environment Agency DSM 2005 & 2010. [Mapped feature: #67416 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Oct 14 2016 11:50AM