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Summary

Possible extraction pits of potential medieval date are visible as a series of earthwork pits and banked feature on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Woodbury Salterton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthworks appear to pre-date the field system depicted on the parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3290-91 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The possible extraction pits are visible as a series of earthwork pits and banked feature.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0189 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005 & 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The possible extraction pits are visible as a series of earthwork pits and banked feature.

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

Possible extraction pits of potential medieval date are visible as a series of earthwork pits and banked feature on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Woodbury Salterton. The earthworks occupy an area of approximately 0.92 hectares of land on the eastern edge of Woodbury Salterton. They comprise three discrete oval shaped earthwork pits, measuring up to 65m in length, which are interspersed with an irregular shaped and diffuse earthwork bank, possibly representing up-cast material derived from excavation of the pits. The nature and date of the earthworks are, however, largely unclear. It seems most likely they represent the remains of some small-scale extractive industry which appears to pre-date establishment of the historic field system depicted on the parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48. The earthworks remain visible on Lidar-derived images of 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3290-91 13-APR-1946.
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 SY0189 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005 & 19-DEC-2005. [Mapped feature: #72030 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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