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Summary

Four possible former extractive pits of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs as earthworks on the north-west to north-east facing slopes north-west of Profits Down Farm, Stockland 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 visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted quarry or pit. They do fall within plots symbolised as orchards.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted quarry or pit. They do fall within plots symbolised as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4310-4311 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Irregularly shaped earthwork pits were partly identifiable.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 55-56 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

Four irregularly shaped earthwork pits were 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 possible former extractive pits of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs as earthworks on the north-west to north-east facing slopes north-west of Profits Down Farm, Stockland parish.
The earthworks did not correspond with any pits or quarries depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The pits did fall entirely within plots depicted on the 19th century maps as orchards. The extractive use of the pits had therefore probably ceased prior to the 1840s and the otherwise possibly agriculturally marginal land was probably reused as orchards. This pattern of reuse is repeated throughout the survey area. The pits are discernible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014 and probably survive as earthworks.

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 RS 4310-4311 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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SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 55-56 08-MAY-1996. [Mapped feature: #74650 ]

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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