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Summary

Three probable former extractive pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-west facing slopes of the Umborne Brook combe, south of Ford Plantation, 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 earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit. Two partly correspond with areas of woodland.

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit. One partly corresponds to an area of woodland.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2200 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The earthworks are obscured by dense tree cover.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2200 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Three irregularly shaped 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 probable former extractive pits unknown purpose but of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-west facing slopes of the Umborne Brook combe, south of Ford Plantation, Dalwood parish. Two of the pits correspond with areas of woodland on the Tithe Map for Dalwood. By the publication of the OS First Edition 25 inch map, the only surviving woodland is the largest in the field, marked at circa ST222001. This might support the interpretation that the extractive use of the pits had ceased prior to the mid-19th century, and that the smaller pits had been absorbed into the function of the wider field by the late 19th century. The earthworks remain largely obscured by tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014 but can be seen as well-defined earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016.

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.
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2200 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2200 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #75066 ]

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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