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Summary

A former extractive pit of possible medieval to 19th century date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1990s and digital images derived from lidar data on the east-facing slopes west of Dalwood village.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96569, OS/96569 V 8-9 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359324.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An earthwork pit was visible.

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

A former extractive pit of possible medieval to 19th century date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1990s on the east-facing slopes west of Dalwood village. The earthwork is oval in shape and measures up to circa 50 metres across at its widest point.
It did not correspond with any pit or quarry depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and had therefore probably passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The extent of the pit may have influenced the layout of field boundaries immediately to the east, formerly the boundary of an orchard, which have been characterised as possibly of medieval origin. The extractive pit might therefore have been medieval or post medieval in origin.
The earthwork was clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and therefore probably 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.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74724 ]
SDV359324	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96569. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. OS/96569 V 8-9 08-MAY-1996.
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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