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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

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

An irregularly shaped feature is depicted in the corner of the field.

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

The area is depicted as scrub and woodland.

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

The area is depicted as scrub and woodland.

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, with some trees within it.

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 30 by 40 metres in extent, 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. This area is depicted with a dashed line on the Tithe Map, and as a separate area of scrub and trees on the late-19th and early 20th century OS mapping. 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).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
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.
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: #67587 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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