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HER Number:MDV115403
Name:Extraction Pits south-west of Kingsfield Copse, Membury

Summary

Three extraction pits of probable post-medieval or 19th-century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1996 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 265 029
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

One area appears to be a pond, and another is depicted with trees and dashed lines indicating the extent of a change of slope or vegetation.


Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96569, OS/96569 V 191-192 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359324.

Irregular earthwork pits are visible.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2603 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Three 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.

Three irregular earthwork pits, the largest circa 100 metres across, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1996 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. One is depicted as a pond, and the largest as a wooded and scrubby area, on the available historic mapping, and they are interpreted as the remains of post-medieval or early modern extraction pits 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 ST2603 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74731 ]
SDV359324Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96569. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. OS/96569 V 191-192 08-MAY-1996.
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 12:55PM