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| HER Number: | MDV119690 |
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| Name: | Former extractive pits on Burridge Common, Chardstock parish |
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Summary
Two pits visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940 on Burridge Common, Chardstock parish are probably the remains of extractive pits of post-medieval to 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 311 063 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- SANDSTONE QUARRY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The visible earthworks are located in an area of mudstone, sandstone and limestone geology.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV360577.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4116-4117 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An extractive pit was visible as an earthwork. Map object based partly on this source.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3319-3320 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An extractive pit was visible as an earthwork. Map object based partly 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.
Two irregularly shaped pits up to circa 40 and 20 metres across were visible as shallow earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947, either side of a track on the eastern edge of Burridge Common, Chardstock parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any extractive features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The pits are therefore interpreted as the remains of extractive pits, probably sandstone pits of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the late-19th century.
The larger pit is obscured by vegetation on later images. The smaller pit has probably been levelled during the creation of access into the field to the east.
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 FP 4116-4117 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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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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| SDV360577 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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 1:42PM |
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