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HER Number:MDV108836
Name:Extraction Pits on Sock Hill

Summary

Extraction pits of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as two adjacent earthworks on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, on Sock Hill. The earthwork pits remain visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 000 104
Map Sheet:ST01SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHalberton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHALBERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3015-16 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.


Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0010 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.


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

Extraction pits of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as two adjacent earthworks on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, on Sock Hill. The two oval to irregular shaped earthworks measure up to 39m in length and are located in an area where numerous similar such features have been identified, including two adjacent extraction pits of similar nature located approximately 93m to the northeast. The earthwork pits remain visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

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
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0010 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68179 ]
SDV357615Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3015-16 30-MAY-1950.

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:Jan 7 2015 2:11PM