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HER Number:MDV113072
Name:Extraction Pit, Allercombe

Summary

A possible extraction pit of between medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Allercombe. It remains visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2000.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 047 944
Map Sheet:SY09SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRockbeare
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishROCKBEARE

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3060-61 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The former extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00981, OS/00981 V 023-24 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358750.

The former 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 between medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Allercombe. The prominent sub-oval shaped feature measures approximately 37m in length by 30m in width and remains visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2000.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3060-61 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72413 ]
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
SDV358750Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00981. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/00981 V 023-24 19-MAR-2000.

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:Aug 13 2015 9:55AM