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Summary

Former extensive extractive pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data, on the north-facing slopes west of Brimblecombe Farm, Dalwood parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Three shallow oval or sub-rectilinear earthwork pits were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 250-251 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

Two of the three shallow earthwork pits were visible.

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

Three former extractive pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs of 2000 and digital images derived from lidar data as earthworks on the north-east facing slopes above Brimblecombe Farm, Dalwood parish.
The pits were roughly oval or sub-rectilinear in shape and measured up to circa 30 metres across. The earthworks did not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, which supports the interpretation that use of the extractive pit had ceased by the 1840s at the latest.
The earthworks remained clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and therefore probably survive as earthworks.

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.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74730 ]
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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SDV359480	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 250-251 19-MAR-2000.

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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