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Summary

Possible extraction pits of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as a series of earthwork pits and mounds on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, within Pitmore Copse.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1107 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible extraction pits are visible as a series of earthwork pits and mounds.

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

Possible extraction pits of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as a series of earthwork pits and mounds on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, within Pitmore Copse. The irregular shaped earthwork pits, which measure up to 34m in length and are interspersed with a series of mounds derived from possible spoil, are located on the moderate northwest slopes of a hillside and occupy an area of approximately 0.61 hectares. They are possibly post-medieval to 19th in date, although could be earlier. The nature of these earthworks is, however, slightly uncertain and it is possible they are also the result of natural slumping.

Sources / Further Reading

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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1107 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #77216 ]

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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