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Summary

Earthwork pits of probable post-medieval to modern clay pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Rawridge Farm. They remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLAY PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The site of the earthworks is shown as an orchard. Clay pits are also depicted in close proximity here.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2308-09 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthwork pits are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 056-57 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

Earthwork pits are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2006 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Earthwork pits are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Earthwork pits of probable post-medieval to 19th century clay pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Rawridge Farm. The three adjacent earthworks are sub-oval and irregular in shape and are located in proximity to several clay pits depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. The earthworks occupy the site of a former orchard which is also depicted here on this map, the orchard likely being established within the clay pits following their abandonment. A number of similar such earthworks have been recorded during this survey and from a walkover survey carried out in 2016 associated with the A30/A303 improvement works between Honiton and Devonshire Inn. This monument has been recorded as a child record of MDV114110, which was created following this walkover survey. It includes a number of extraction pits, of which one of the clay pits recorded here is one. No attempt has, however, been made to individually amend the monument polygons for this parent record. The clay pit remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2308-09 11-APR-1947.
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.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2006 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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