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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of possible medieval or earlier date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1980 and digital images derived fromlidar data as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes adjacent to Palmerhayes Farm, below Dumdon Hill hillfort, Luppitt parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Roman to Late Medieval - 43 AD? to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The plots (1291 and 1293) were listed as Pit Close and Yonder Pit Close.

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

The visible earthwork pits do not correspond with any depicted map features.

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

The visible earthwork pits do not correspond with any depicted map features.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1153-1154 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

An oval earthwork pit was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph - Digital Elevation Data, Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST1704 03-JUN-2006 (Cartographic). SDV359839.

An oval earthwork pit was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph - Digital Elevation Data, Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST1704 03-JUN-2006 (Cartographic). SDV359482.

An oval earthwork pit was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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 former extractive pit of possible medieval or earlier date was visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as an oval earthwork circa 50 by 45 metres in size, north-west facing slopes adjacent to Palmerhayes Farm, Luppitt parish.
The earthwork did not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or the Tithe Map for Luppitt. It is therefore probable that the pit passed out of use at some point prior to the 1840s. The pit is also bisected by a field boundary, part of a field pattern that has been characterised as probably medieval in origin. The latest use of the pit can therefore probably be date to the medieval period, and could be significantly earlier. The enduring presence of the pit in the landscape is recorded in the names of the two field plots (1291 and 1293); Pit Close and Yonder Pit Close.
The pit remains clearly visible on digital images derived from digital elevation data capture in 2006 and probably therefore survives as an earthwork.

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.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
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
SDV359482	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph - Digital Elevation Data. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST1704 03-JUN-2006.
SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1153-1154 28-AUG-1982.
SDV359839	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph - Digital Elevation Data. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST1704 03-JUN-2006.

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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