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| HER Number: | MDV112531 |
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| Name: | Possible Clay Pits East of Cottles Farm |
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Summary
Possible clay pits of post-medieval to modern date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Cottles Farm. The features are visible as earthwork pits on Lidar-derived images captured in 2005.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 024 876 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Woodbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAY 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.
Similar sized features are recorded in close proximity as ‘Old Clay Pits’ on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4268-69 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The two adjacent extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0287 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.
The two adjacent extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Possible clay pits of post-medieval to modern date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Cottles Farm. The two adjacent earthworks are sub-oval in shape and measure approximately 30m and 42m in length. They are located in close proximity to two similar sized and shaped earthworks recorded as ‘Old Clay Pits’ on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The possible former clay pits are visible as earthwork pits on Lidar-derived images captured in 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). |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4268-69 13-APR-1946. |
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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 SY0287 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005. [Mapped feature: #71914 ] |
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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 15 2015 3:33PM |
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