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HER Number:MDV112310
Name:Possible Extraction Pit on Bicton Common

Summary

A possible extraction pit of uncertain date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 2000, on Bicton Common.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 032 858
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoodbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWOODBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00077, OS/00077 103-04 10-APR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355701.

The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


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

A possible extraction pit of uncertain date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 2000, on Bicton Common. The sub-rectangular earthwork measures approximately 47m in length by 37m in width and was not clearly visible on other aerial photographs made available to this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355701Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00077. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00077 103-04 10-APR-2000. [Mapped feature: #71708 ]
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

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:May 26 2015 11:03AM