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HER Number:MDV115744
Name:Extraction Pit, southwest of Woodgate Farm, Culmstock

Summary

An extraction pit of likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the southwest of Woodgate Farm. It remains clearly visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Location

Grid Reference:None recorded
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCulmstock
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCULMSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5375-76 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357046.

The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1014 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


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

An extraction pit of likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the southwest of Woodgate Farm. The earthwork is oval in shape and measures approximately 83m in length by 57m in width. The extraction pit remains clearly visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357046Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5375-76 11-JUL-1946.
SDV359178Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1014 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75088 ]
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

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 12:59PM