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| HER Number: | MDV115499 |
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| Name: | Possible extractive pit west of Shortmoor Cross, Stockland parish |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped dark soil mark visible on the west-facing slopes west of Shortmoor Cross, Stockland parish, might be evidence of a former extractive pit of medieval to 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 225 039 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stockland |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLAND |
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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 soilmark did not correspond with any depicted pit or other map feature.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The soilmark did not correspond with any depicted pit or other map feature, falling within a plot depicted as coniferous plantation.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2203 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.
An irregularly shaped dark soilmark or germination mark was visible. The limit of the soilmark was poorly defined and was approximated using the 'extent of area' transcription convention.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An irregularly shaped dark soil mark roughly 23 metres by 15 metres in size was visible on the west-facing slopes west of Shortmoor Cross, Stockland parish. The soilmark did not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, although extractive pits were depicted on the latter in the surrounding area, including sand pits and gravel pits. The pit is therefore interpreted as evidence of a former extractive pit of medieval to 19th century date.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359317 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2203 23-MAY-2010. |
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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: 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 12:56PM |
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