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HER Number:MDV110662
Name:Pit South of Raddon Court

Summary

An oval pit and mound of unknown date and function are visible on images derived from lidar data of 2012 as earthworks on the gentle south-facing slope to the south of Raddon Court.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 904 024
Map Sheet:SS90SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishThorverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHORVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Unknown date)

Full description

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9002 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 14-20 Feb 2012 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

An earthwork pit and associated spoil heap are visible.


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

An oval pit and mound are visible on images derived from lidar data of 2012 as earthworks on the gentle south-facing slope circa 150 metres to the south of Raddon Court. The shallow pit is circa 35 by 22 metres in size and the mound, immediately downslope from the pit and presumably comprised of spoil from it, measures up to 40 metres across. The date and function of the earthworks are unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9002 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 14-20 Feb 2012. [Mapped feature: #70084 ]

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:Mar 25 2015 10:55AM