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Summary

Extensive area of extraction indicated by several earthwork pits and mound, visible on aerial photographs from 1947 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. Abandoned before the mid-19th century.

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.

Two orchards and a parcel of woodland are depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4314-4315 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Several irregular earthwork pits are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A number of irregular earthwork pits and a raised mound are visible.

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

Four large earthwork hollows, irregular in layout with an uneven ground surface, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. On the upslope side they seem to be cut into the hillside forming a scarp, and are likely to be the remains of extractive pits. Downslope of one of these an irregular area of apparently raised ground could be the site of spoil deposition. Three are depicted as wooded or orchard on the Tithe map, suggesting that industrial use pre-dated the mid-19th century. They are not as clearly visible on the available aerial photographs due to tree cover. The fourth appears to have become a pond.

Sources / Further Reading

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 FP 4314-4315 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74558 ]
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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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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