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Summary

Possible earthwork cuttings of between medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Sandpit Hill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• SAND PIT? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 1307-08 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The possible earthwork cuttings 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 ST2209 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible earthwork cuttings 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.

Possible earthwork cuttings of between medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Sandpit Hill. The sinuous northwest to southeast aligned earthworks are visible to a length of approximately 478m and appear to have been cut into the side of moderate southwest facing slope. Only the working face of these possible cuttings has been transcribed. The workings, however, likely encompassed a larger area on the southwest side of the working face which, although not clearly visible, has been included within the general monument polygon for this record. The location of these earthworks on Sandpit Hill may give some indication as to the likely purpose of these cuttings. Some caution should, however, be excercised and it is also possible the earthworks are the result of natural slippage. The earthworks are largely obscured by tree cover on aerial photographs and other digital images made available to the survey.

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 RP 1307-08 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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2209 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016.

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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