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HER Number:MDV115094
Name:Extractive Pit South of Dumpdon Hill

Summary

A possible former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork on the south facing slopes below Dumpdon Hill, Luppitt Parish.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 177 036
Map Sheet:ST10SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLuppitt
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLUPPITT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1703 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

An oval earthwork pit was visible.


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

A roughly oval pit almost 70 metres long and 15 metres wide was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork on the south facing slopes to the south Dumpdon Hillfort, Luppitt Parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map but also appear to cut through the remains of a possible field boundary of medieval date. The pit was therefore probably of post-medieval to late 19th century date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359178Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1703 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74409 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:2

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 12:50PM