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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of probably post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s and digital images derived from lidar data as a shallow earthwork pit on the north-west-facing slope south of Stafford Barton, Broadhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• NURSERY GARDEN (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The visible earthwork pit corresponds with an enclosed area listed as a nursery.

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

The visible earthwork does not match any enclosed or depicted features.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1004 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A rectilinear earthwork pit 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 probable former extractive pit was visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s and digital images derived from lidar data as a roughly rectilinear earthwork pit approximately 69 by 30 metres in size, on the north-west-facing slope approximately 125 metres south of Stafford Barton, Broadhembury parish.
The pit is not depicted on the current Ordnance Survey MasterMap base layer, but corresponds with an enclosed area on the Tithe Map for Broadhembury. This plot, plot 186, is named and listed on the apportionments as ‘The Nursery’. This might support the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century and that a tree nursery was established on the sheltered site of the disused pit; the establishment of woodland on such otherwise agriculturally marginal former extractive sites is a recurring theme noted by the survey. The nursery plot is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and might therefore have been cleared between circa 1840 and 1890.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1004 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76430 ]
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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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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