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HER Number:MDV115686
Name:Possible pit west of East Devon Business Park, Offwell parish.

Summary

A small roughly oval dark cropmark or soilmark was visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014 on the north-east facing slopes north of Colyton Cross, Offwell parish. The cropmark might be evidence of a buried pit of unknown date.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 201 000
Map Sheet:ST20SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOffwell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDWORTHY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT? (Unknown date)

Full description

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2000 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

A dark oval or sub-circular crop or soil mark 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.

A roughly oval dark cropmark or soilmark approximately 12 by 8 metres in size was visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014 on the north-east facing slopes north of Colyton Cross, Offwell parish. The cropmark might be evidence of a buried pit of unknown date. It was not observed on any other images available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

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
SDV359479Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2000 08-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75024 ]

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:Mar 20 2018 12:58PM