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Summary

Extraction pits of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as two earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, to the east of Pitt Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The southern of the two earthwork pits is depicted as a possible pond on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 4002-03 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The earthwork pits are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1977, OS/77072, OS/77072 V 008-09 03-JUL-1977 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357130.

The earthwork pits are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0412 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The earthwork pits are visible as subtle earthworks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Extraction pits of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as two earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, to the east of Pitt Farm. The adjacent earthworks are sub-oval in shape, with that to the south measuring approximately 32m in length and depicted as a possible pond on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s and that to the north measuring approximately 21m in length. The extraction pits would have likely been utilised by Pitt Farm to provide building materials such as stone or clay for works arounf the farmstead. They remain visible as slight earthwork pits on digital images derived from Lidar data captured during 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0412 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005.
SDV357130	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1977. OS/77072. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/77072 V 008-09 03-JUL-1977. [Mapped feature: #68265 ]
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 4002-03 30-MAY-1950.

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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