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Summary

A small sub-square pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards as an earthwork in a field west of West Buckland. The date and function of the possible pit are unknown.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Relict field boundaries of former strip field and/or burgage plot system, west of West Buckland

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PIT? (Unknown date)

Full description

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

The possible pit is not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK967 3139-3140 1-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Vegetation obscures a possible pit.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SX64SE DSM, LIDAR SX64SE DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV351490.

A possible pit is visible.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6743 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.

Vegetation obscures a possible pit.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A small sub-square earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, on the south-facing slopes of a field overlooking the Buckland Stream and the road between Bantham and West Buckland. The feature is largely obscured by vegetation but images derived from Lidar reveal it to probably be pit or negative feature. The date and function of the possible pit are unknown. It is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and might therefore post-date the 1890s. The possible pit has been respected by continuous cultivation in the surrounding field, rather than be infilled, which might indicate it is a substantial feature. Further field investigation is required to clarify the character of the site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349355	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6743 22-MAY-2007.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK967 3139-3140 1-NOV-1945.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351490	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SX64SE DSM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX64SE DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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