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Summary

The site of the clay pit associated with the 19th century Knowle Hill brickworks is visible on DTM images derived from Lidar data as an earthwork pit within Knowle Hill Plantations, to the west of Bushy House. The pits are partly visible through the plantation tree cover on digital images taken in 2010.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BRICKWORKS (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Knowle Hill Brick Works is depicted and annotated.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The site is annotated as 'Old Clay Pit'.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DTM, LIDAR SY08SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV355698.

A large earthwork pit or quarry is visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2557 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Buildings marked 'Brickworks' shown on Ordnance Survey 1890 map.
Ordnance Survey 1890 1:10560 map (sheet 103NE&103aNW).

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

The pits are visible as gaps in the tree cover of Knowle Hill plantations.

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

The site of the clay pit associated with the 19th century Knowle Hill brickworks is visible on DTM images derived from Lidar data as an irregularly shaped earthwork pit up to 70 metres across, now located within Knowle Hill Plantations to the west of Bushy House. The brickworks is depicted and annotated on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map. The earthwork is labelled Old Clay Pit on the Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch map and had therefore probably passed out of use by the early 20th century. The pits are partly visible through the plantation tree cover on digital images taken in 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346026	Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
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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SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2557.
SDV355698	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY08SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012. [Mapped feature: #65229 ]

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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