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HER Number:MDV116306
Name:Extraction Pits, west of Hill Grounds, Stockland

Summary

Extraction pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Hill Grounds. They are not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 219 057
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStockland
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

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

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2105; ST2205 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The extraction pits are visible as 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.

Extraction pits of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Hill Grounds. The two adjacent earthworks are sub-oval in shape and measure approximately 25m in length by 20m in width (eastern pit) and approximately 30m in length by 25m in width (western pit). The extraction pits are not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made 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
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2105; ST2205 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #75637 ]

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 1:06PM