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Summary

Extensive area of extraction indicated by elongated irregular earthwork pits along a scarp, visible on aerial photographs from 1947 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. Perhaps post-medieval or modern gravel extraction.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1906 AD (Between))
• GRAVEL PIT? (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1906 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A 'Gravel Pit' is marked along the road.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4314-4315 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The ground surface is irregular, with a steep drop from the field boundary and road to the north and east.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An elongated irregular earthwork pit is visible to the north of the road and along a field edge south of the road.

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

An extensive area of large earthwork hollows, irregular in layout with an uneven ground surface, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. On the upslope side they seem to be cut into the hillside forming a scarp alongside a field boundary. The area appears as bare ground on aerial photographs taken in 1947, with a definite drop down from the road and adjacent field boundary. A gravel pit is marked next to the road on the late-19th century mapping, and the earthworks may be the remains of post-medieval or 19th century gravel extraction.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4314-4315 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74563 ]
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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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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