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| HER Number: | MDV115621 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pit, east of Bowhayes Farm, Culmstock |
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Summary
An extraction pit of likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Bowhayes Farm, Culmstock. It remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 109 126 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Culmstock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULMSTOCK |
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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.
An orchard is depicted here on this map. Marl pits and a gravel pit are depicted in the vicinity.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1291-92 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1012 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An extraction pit of likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Bowhayes Farm, Culmstock. The extraction pit is irregular in shape and measures approximately 66m in length by 54m in width. The site of the extraction pit is depicted as an orchard on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, which was likely established following its disuse. Marl pits and a gravel pit are also depicted on this map within the vicinity of this earthwork. It remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
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 1291-92 11-APR-1947. |
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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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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1012 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #74960 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV47469 | Related to: Orchard Banks, east of Bowhayes Farm, Culmstock (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 12:57PM |
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