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HER Number: | MDV114665 |
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Name: | Clay Pit, north of Underdown Farm |
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Summary
An extraction pit of a probable post-medieval to modern clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the north of Underdown Farm. The earthwork remains visible on aerial photographs of 2000.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 201 058 |
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Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Upottery |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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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.
A number of clay pits are depicted within the vicinity here.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4306-07 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 056-57 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An extraction pit of a probable post-medieval to modern clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the north of Underdown Farm. The oval shaped feature measures approximately 19m in length by 12m in width and is located in an area where a number of similar such features have been recorded as part of this survey. A number of clay pits are depicted within the vicinity here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The likely clay pit remains visible on aerial photographs of 2000.
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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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4306-07 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV359480 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 056-57 19-MAR-2000. [Mapped feature: #73998 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:46PM |
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