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| HER Number: | MDV109496 |
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| Name: | Whetstone Extraction Pit North-East of Hill House Farm |
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Summary
A post-medieval or modern whetstone extraction pit marked on the late-19th century mapping is visible as an oval earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 095 063 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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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 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
An oval depression is depicted and named 'Old Whetstone Pit' in the corner of a field.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4452-4453 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork pit is indistinctly visible.
Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0906 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.
An oval earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
An extraction pit is visible as an oval earthwork, circa 17 by 12 metres across, on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010, and on aerial photographs taken in 1947 when scrub appears to have colonised the pit. It is one of numerous former whetstone pits in this area, and probably became disused more recently than others to the north in Blackborough Woods, as its function was still known enabling it to be marked as one of two ‘Old Whetstone Pits’ on the late-19th century mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4452-4453 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 ST0906 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68930 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1427 | Part of: Whetstone Mines at Blackdown (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2015 2:05PM |
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