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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-east-facing slopes north of Shaugh Farm, Luppitt Parish.

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

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

The earthwork banks do not correspond with a depicted extractive pit or quarry.

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

The earthwork banks do not correspond with a depicted extractive pit or quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2442-2443 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A roughly rectangular earthwork pit was visible.

Horner, B., 1994, DAP/WC, Devon County Council DAP/WC 04 21-FEB-1994 (Aerial Photograph). SDV39277.

The possible extractive pit was clearly visible as an earthwork.

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

The western edge of the earthwork pit remained visible on the partial lidar coverage.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-JUN-2006 ACCESSED 01-APR-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The earthwork pit remained clearly visible as an earthwork.

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 rectilinear shallow pit almost 38 by 27 metres in size, probably the remains of a former extractive pit, was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and partially on digital images derived from lidar data, as an earthwork on the south-east-facing slopes of Dumpdon Hill to the north of Shaugh Farm, Luppitt Parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppit or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and the pit therefore probably passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The pit appears to be overlain by parallel earthwork banks, probably evidence of a later orchard that was established on the site of the earlier extractive pit.

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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2442-2443 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74422 ]
SDV359178	Cartographic: 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.
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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SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-JUN-2006 ACCESSED 01-APR-2002.
SDV39277	Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1994. DAP/WC. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/WC 04 21-FEB-1994.

Associated Monuments

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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