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Summary

An earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to 19th century clay pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, to the north of Middleton Barton.The earthwork is visible on digital images captured in 2010.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLAY PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A clay pit is depicted in close proximity here.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4194-95 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

The possible clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 63-64 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

The possible clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 31-DEC-2010 ACCESSED 09-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The possible clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit.

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

An earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to 19th century clay pit is visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, to the north of Middleton Barton. The sub-oval shaped earthwork measures approximately 19m in length by 16m in width and lies in close proximity to a clay pit depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, as well as other earthworks recorded here as part of this survey. The possible clay pit is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images captured in 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 63-64 06-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #74460 ]
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4194-95 11-MAR-1948.
SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 31-DEC-2010 ACCESSED 09-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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