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Summary

Former extractive pits and possible orchard banks of post-medieval to mid-19th century date are visible as a series of earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southeast of Higher Heazle Farm, Clayhidon.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Land parcel 549 is recorded as ‘Pit Close’, 539 as ‘Great Orchard’, 540 as ‘Copse’ and 532 as ‘Orchard’.

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

Orchards, a copse and several ponds are shown in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3198-99 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

Earthwork pits and linear earthwork banks are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1616 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Earthwork pits are visible.

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

Former extractive pits of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date are visible as a series of earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southeast of Higher Heazle Farm, Clayhidon. The earthworks comprise a large irregular shaped pit which measures approximately 185m in length by 100m in with, with two smaller irregular shaped pits to the south which both measure approximately 48m in length. Field name evidence here on the 1838-48 Parish Tithe Map and Apportionment include ’Pit Close’ (549), ‘Great Orchard’ (539), ‘Copse’ (540) and ‘Orchard’ (532). A number of ponds, as well as orchards and a copse are also depicted in this location on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. This supports the interpretation that the extractive pits had passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century. A small area of northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks of a possible former orchard within the largest of the three pits was also recorded, although were only partly visible on aerial photographs of 1948.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1616 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78639 ]
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3198-99 11-MAR-1948.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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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