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| HER Number: | MDV117484 |
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| Name: | Possible ironstone open cast mines, southeast of Ewin’s Ash, Luppitt |
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Summary
Possible Roman to early medieval ironstone open cast mines are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Ewin’s Ash, Luppitt.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 149 055 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| Civil Parish | Luppitt |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LUPPITT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- IRONSTONE MINE (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4446-47 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The possible ironstone pits are visible as earthwork pits. Map object partly based on this source.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
The possible ironstone pits are visible as earthwork pits. Map object partly based on this source.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1405 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The extraction pits are partly visible as earthwork pits. Map object partly based on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Possible Roman to early medieval ironstone open cast mines are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the southeast of Ewin’s Ash. The three sub-circular shaped earthworks measure between 12m to 20m in length and are located in close proximity to a dense concentration of open cast mines to the northwest.
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 4446-47 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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| SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1405 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. |
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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 1:19PM |
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