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HER Number: | MDV108205 |
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Name: | Quarry Pit North-West of Stenhill |
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Summary
A large earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, is interpreted as a former post-medieval quarry, reused as an orchard during the 19th century.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 055 107 |
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Map Sheet: | ST01SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Uffculme |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UFFCULME |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD)
- ORCHARD (XIX to XX - 1840 AD to 1946 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
This area is not depicted as orchard.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Part of this area is depicted as orchard and broadleaf trees.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Part of this area is depicted as wooded.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A large earthwork pit, circa 35 metres across, is visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010. It is similar in appearance to disused gravel pits in the wider area, and is interpreted as an extraction pit. It is not depicted on the Tithe map, but this area is depicted as orchard and broadleaf trees on the available 19th century OS mapping. No orchard trees are depicted on the early-20th century maps, when the area appears to have been wooded rather than managed as orchard. It is therefore likely that the orchard trees were established in a disused post-medieval pit, where cultivation would have been difficult, during the nineteenth century. Other similar examples exist in this part of East Devon, and this pit probably survives as a substantial earthwork.
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). |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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SDV357033 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #67586 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2014 4:14PM |
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