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Summary

An earthwork pit, visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, is interpreted as a disused extraction pit that was re-used as a sheltered site for a linhay and possibly a pond by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX - 1840 AD to 1840 AD (Pre))
• LINHAY (XIX to Edwardian - 1840 AD to 1906 AD (Between))
• POND (XIX - 1840 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Land parcel 153 is described as 'shed and [?]court'.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Two features are depicted within this land parcel, numbered 153.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An open-fronted rectangular structure and a trapezoid feature are depicted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2504 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2002 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The area is obscured by trees.

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

An earthwork pit, circa 32 by 70 metres in extent, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It is interpreted as an extraction pit, probably a marl pit given the ‘Old Marl Pit’ depicted on the late-19th century OS map circa 200 metres to the north. An open-fronted structure and an unroofed feature, possibly a pond, were depicted within this feature on the historic mapping, suggesting that this sheltered spot was reused for housing stock after extraction ceased by the mid-19th century. Tree cover has obscured the pit on the available aerial photographs, and it is unclear whether any structural remains survive within the pit.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2504 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74514 ]
SDV359463	Interpretation: 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.
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SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2002 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2016.

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)

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