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Summary

Former probable extractive pits or quarries of possible 19th to 20th century date visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as irregularly shaped earthwork pits on the north-east facing slopes south of Spilcombe Copse, Offwell parish. The pits have probably been partly infilled but can be seen as cropmarks on recent aerial photographs and slight earthworks 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

• QUARRY (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1439-1440 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Irregularly shaped earthwork pits were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69270, OS/69270 V 102-103 12-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359511.

Irregularly shaped pits were visible as cropmarks.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Irregular and shallow earthwork pits were visible.

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

Former probable extractive pits or quarries of possible 19th to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as earthwork pits on the north-east facing slopes south of Spilcombe Copse, Monkton parish. Three irregularly shaped pits were visible, measuring between 12 and 40 metres across. The function of the pits is unclear but they may have been associated with the quarry pit recorded circa 190 metres to the north, within Spilcombe Copse. The pits could be seen as cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1969 which might support the interpretation that they have been partly infilled, but survive to be visible as slight earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in early 2016.

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 F20 1439-1440 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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SDV359511	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69270. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/69270 V 102-103 12-JUN-1969.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74154 ]

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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