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HER Number: | MDV47461 |
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Name: | Clay Pits, south of Abbey Mill, Dunkeswell |
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Summary
Earthwork pits of former post-medieval to 19th century clay pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Abbey Mill. A cluster of thee extraction pits are visible. The earthworks are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 141 103 |
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Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/76
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAY PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
1891, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV123217.
Old clay pit marked on os 6" (1891).(emafu).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV123218.
Os 6"(1891)47se.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV123219.
Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3296-97 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Earthwork pits are visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The clay pits are visible as two adjacent earthwork pits.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Earthwork pits of former post-medieval to 19th century clay pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Abbey Mill. A cluster of thee extraction pits are visible. The southern two earthworks are irregular in shape and both measure approximately 67m in length, with the eastern of these partly depicted and labelled as 'Old clay pit’ on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. That to the north is oval in shape and measures approximately 36m in length by 31m in width. The earthworks are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV123217 | Migrated Record: 1891. |
SDV123218 | Migrated Record: |
SDV123219 | Migrated Record: |
SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3296-97 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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SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #92926 ] |
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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 1:03PM |
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