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| HER Number: | MDV114678 |
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| Name: | Possible Extraction Pits, northwest of Profits Down Farm, Stockland |
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Summary
A cluster of earthwork pits of possible former post-medieval to 19th century extraction pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Profits Down Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 235 050 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stockland |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4432-33 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Earthworks are faintly visible here.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2305 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A number of possible extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A cluster of earthwork pits of possible former post-medieval to 19th century extraction pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Profits Down Farm. The six oval shaped earthworks measure between 21m to 26m in length and are located alongside North Hill Lane on moderate northeast facing slope. A number of larger extraction pits are visible to the south (MDV115324).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4432-33 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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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2305 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #74010 ] |
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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 1:13PM |
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