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HER Number:MDV131469
Name:Extractive pits southeast of Lower Mincombe Farm, Sidmouth

Summary

Two large depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthworks are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval to 19th century origin.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 158 938
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSidmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSIDBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1593 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016, and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Two earthwork depressions are visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

Two large depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depressions do not correspond to any features depicted on historic maps and are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval to 19th century origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1593 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016, and 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped features: #132981 ; #132982 ]
SDV363914Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Sep 20 2021 11:29AM