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| HER Number: | MDV105739 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pit to the east of Pitt Farm |
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Summary
A former extraction pit of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Pitt Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 005 837 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lympstone |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYMPSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3118-19 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The former extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69014, MAL/69014 V 035-36 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355379.
The former extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79083, OS/79083 V 113-14 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355374.
The former extraction pit appears to have been completely levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A former extraction pit of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Pitt Farm. The former extraction pit is sub-oval in shape, measures approximately 20m in length by 12.5m in width and remains visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs until 1969. The former extraction pit, which appears to have been completely levelled by 1979, is located within an area characterised by similar such earthwork features.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3118-19 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355374 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79083. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79083 V 113-14 28-AUG-1979. |
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| SDV355379 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69014. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69014 V 035-36 05-MAR-1969. [Mapped feature: #65172 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2016 5:23PM |
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