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| HER Number: | MDV115752 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pits, southwest of Pithayne Farm, Hemyock and Culmstock parishes |
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Summary
Three earthwork pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century extraction pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the southwest of Pithayne Farm. They all remain partly visible as earthwork pits on infra-red digital images of 2010.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 111 145 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Culmstock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULMSTOCK |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEMYOCK |
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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, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4075-76 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The extraction pits are partly visible as earthwork pits.
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 050-51 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.
The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1114 21-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359722.
The extraction pits are partly visible as probable earthwork pits.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Three earthwork pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century extraction pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the southwest of Pithayne Farm. The earthworks range from irregular to oval in shape and measure between 33m to 64m in length and between 13m to 39m in width. They all remain partly visible as earthwork pits on infra-red digital images of 2010.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4075-76 11-APR-1947. |
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| 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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| SDV359525 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 050-51 06-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #75097 ] |
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| SDV359722 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1114 21-APR-2010. |
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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 |
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