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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016 as an earthwork on the south-east-facing slopes south of Pound Copse, 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 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted map feature.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 4438-4439 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A possible pit was visible as a subtle earthwork.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1804 04-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

A roughly circular pit was visible as a shallow earthwork pit.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1804 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A roughly circular pit with an broad extension to the south-east was 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 possible shallow roughly circular pit approximately 40 by 50 metres in size was visible as a slight earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and more clearly visible on aerial photographs of 2010, as an earthwork on the south-east-facing slopes south of Pound Copse, Luppitt Parish. Digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016 reveal the earthwork to continue to the south-east for almost another 60 metres towards the corner of the field.
The earthwork did not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. It is probable that the pit was in use from the post-medieval period to some point prior to the 1880s. However, it is possible it dates to an earlier period.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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 4438-4439 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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SDV359490	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1804 04-MAY-2010.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1804 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74479 ]

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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