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Summary

A former probable extractive pit of possible post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing slopes north-east of Perrie Hale, Honiton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD? (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD? (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The plot of land is listed as an orchard.

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

The pit corresponds closely with a small enclosed plot of land.

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

Neither the plot of land or pit were depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1440-1441 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1701 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A slightly enlarged pit was visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

A pond is depicted and annotated.

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

A former probable extractive pit of possible post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing slopes north-east of Perrie Hale, Honiton. The pit closely corresponds with a plot of land on the Tithe Map for Honiton, listed on the Tithe Apportionments as an orchard. This supports the interpretation that this former pit had passed out of use as a quarry and been reused as a small orchard in the 19th century, a pattern recorded elsewhere in the survey and in previous NMP surveys in Devon. The pit plot was not marked on the Tithe Map, and had probably therefore passed out of use as orchard by this date. The pit has probably been reused as a pond, as depicted on the current Ordnance Survey Mastermap. It is obscured from view by dense tree cover on more recent imagery but a slightly enlarged pit can be seen as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data acquired 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).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1440-1441 11-APR-1947.
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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 ST1701 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74141 ]

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)

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