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Summary

Extensive former extractive pits of possible medieval to post-medieval date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, as earthworks underlying Broadleaze Copse on the west-facing slopes south-west of Beer Farm, Payhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit. Plot names are indicative of quarry earthworks.

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1003 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A large earthwork pit was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0903-ST1003 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The pit earthworks are largely obscured by tree cover.

Ryder, L., 2013, The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity (Monograph). SDV359873.

By the time of the Tithe Survey many marl pits on the Blackdown Hills were redundant, with former quarries often utilised as orchards or copses.

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

A large irregularly shaped pit circa 220 metres long and 80 metres wide was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes south-west of Beer Farm, Payhembury parish.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the available 19th century mapping. The pit did correspond with plots 155, 156, 157 and 158 on the Tithe Map for Payhembury, listed as Higher Orchard, Coppice, and Pit Orchard associated with the former site of Broadleaze Farm on the Apportionments.
This supports the interpretation that the extractive pits had passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century. On the Blackdown Hills many extractive pits such as marl pits are known to have been redundant by the time of the Tithe Survey, the former quarries often utilised as orchards or copses.

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.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0903-ST1003 22-MAY-2010.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1003 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76715 ]
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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SDV359873	Monograph: Ryder, L.. 2013. The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity. The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity. A4 Paperback.

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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