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| HER Number: | MDV115333 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pits east of Rokehay Farm, Membury |
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Summary
Two probable chalk extraction pits of post-medieval or 19th-century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. They probably supplied an associated limekiln.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 275 042 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Membury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- LIME WORKS? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A chalk pit, and old chalk pit and a limekiln are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4316-4317 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Two earthwork pits are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2704 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
Two earthwork pits 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.
Two irregular earthwork pits, the largest up to 235 metres in length, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. A limekiln and chalk pits, ‘old’ and current, were depicted on the late-19th century mapping within the extent of the larger of the pits. It is likely that the pits supplied the limekiln with materials to make quicklime, and that parts were still in operation in the late-19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4316-4317 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2704 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74659 ] |
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| 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
| MDV36144 | Related to: CHALK PIT in the Parish of Membury (Monument) |
| MDV16703 | Related to: LIME KILN in the Parish of Membury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:54PM |
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