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HER Number:MDV114995
Name:Extractive Pit North East of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh

Summary

The remains of a possible small former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible as a shallow earthwork hollow on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes north-east of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 158 017
Map Sheet:ST10SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCombe Raleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOMBE RALEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1501 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A small earthwork pit was visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

The remains of a possible small former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible as a shallow earthwork hollow on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes north-east of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh. The hollow or pit measured between 28 to 38 metres across, and possibly cut the course of a former field boundary of probable medieval date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1501 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74314 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:2

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2018 2:58PM