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Summary

A pit, probably a former extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century date, was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork on the south-east facing slopes immediately to the north-west of Higher Crook Farm.

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))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3442-3443 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An oblong earthwork pit approximately 45 metres by 13 metres in size was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1602 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The site of the pit was developed with agricultural buildings.

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

An irregularly shaped pit was visible as an earthwork on the south-east facing slopes on aerial photographs of 1947, approximately 25 metres north-west of Higher Crook Farmhouse. Approximately 45 metres by 13 metres in size, the pit is probably the remains of a former extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century date. The pit is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map or Tithe Map for Combe Raleigh, but falls within an area symbolised as an orchard. The pit therefore probably passed out of use prior to the 1840s, with the otherwise agriculturally unproductive land subsequently used as part of a wider orchard. The location of the pit has now been developed as part of farmyard expansion, and the pit filled and levelled.

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 3442-3443 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74340 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1602 08-SEP-2014.

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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