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| HER Number: | MDV112422 |
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| Name: | Pit South West of Whimple |
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Summary
An oval pit, possibly a former quarry or extractive pit of medieval to post-medieval date, was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data near the summit of a hill to the south-west of Whimple.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 039 968 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
- QUARRY? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
The plot in which the pit is visible is described as under arable cultivation.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The pit does not correspond with any depicted feature.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The pit does not correspond with any depicted feature.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0296 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.
A shallow earthwork pit is visible. Map objcet based on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A pit, possibly a former quarry or extractive pit of medieval to post-medieval date, was visible as a shallow earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data near the summit of a hill to the south-west of Whimple. The pit is oval and measures approximately 50 by 35 metres in size.
It is not marked on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map for Whimple and the Tithe Apportionments describe the plot into which it falls as arable. It therefore probably passed out of use some time prior to the 1840s.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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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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| SDV357034 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0296 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005. |
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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: | Jun 3 2015 4:50PM |
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