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Summary

Possible clay pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pit and banked features on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the southwest of Dunkeswell Abbey, Dunkeswell.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

‘Old clay pits’ are depicted in the vicinity here on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1296-97 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pit and banked features.

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

Possible clay pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pit and banked features on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the southwest of Dunkeswell Abbey, Dunkeswell. The two semi-circular earthworks are situated either side of an historic field boundary, which they likely post-date. The eastern earthwork measures approxiamtely 62m in length by 18m in width and the western earthwork approximately 35m in length by 16m in width. A possible curvilinear earthwork bank is visible along the edge of the eastern most pit, which is likely derived from up-cast material. The extraction pits are located in close proximity to clay pits depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, so were also conceivably utilised for such. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014.

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 1296-97 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74877 ]

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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