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Summary

Possible former gravel extraction pits of probable post-medieval to early 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data of 1998 to 2014 as shallow earthwork hollows on the summit of a west-facing ridge, north of Witness Moor, Payhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not corespond with any depicted pits.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2452-2453 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Shallow earthwork pits were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1103-ST1104 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Shallow earthwork pits were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1103 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The earthworks were obscured from view by dense vegetation.

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

Shallow and irregularly shaped earthwork pits were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data of 1998 to 2014 on the summit of a west-facing ridge, north of Witness Moor, Payhembury parish. The pits extended over an area of over 2 hectares, immediately south of the point where the boundaries of Broadhembury, Awliscombe and Payhembury parishes meet. The visible earthworks might be a continuation of gravel extraction pits recorded to the north of the track that defines the parish boundary, in Broadhembury. The majority of the earthworks are poorly defined and have been transcribed using extent of feature symbology.
More earthworks of similar character were recorded extending to the east in Awliscombe parish, recorded separately.
The earthworks are not depicted the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, which might support the interpretation that the any extractive activity had ceased prior to the mid-19th century.
The pits are largely obscured by dense woodland on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 but are likely to survive as earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2452-2453 11-APR-1947.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1103 22-MAY-2010.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1103-ST1104 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76719 ]
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

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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