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HER Number:MDV115337
Name:Extraction Pit east of Four Cross, Membury

Summary

An extraction pit of post-medieval or 19th-century date is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It may have supplied nearby limekilns.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 275 038
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

No features are depicted in this exact location.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2704 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An earthwork pit is visible.


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

An irregular earthwork pit, up to 60 metres across, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. No features are depicted on the available historic mapping, and the shape, scale and proximity of the earthwork to an extensive area of chalk pits to the east suggest that it is the remains of a post-medieval extraction pit that had ceased operation by the late-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359177Cartographic: 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: #74663 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 12:54PM