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Summary

An extraction pit of between medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 to 2014, to the west of Bethany House.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• GRAVEL 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.

The road junction here is labelled as ‘Black Pit’, although no features are depicted on this map. Gravel pits are depicted in proximity here.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 190-91 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

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 between medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 to 2014, to the west of Bethany House. The earthwork is oval in shape, measures approximately 30m in length by 23m in width and is situated at the intersection of two roads, interestingly labelled ‘Black Pit’ on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Black Pit may give tentative reference to a possible medieval iron working site within the immediate vicinity, with such sites and large quantities of slag being recorded approximately 250m to the southwest at Tedburrow Farm. A field to the west is also recorded as 'Black acre' (MDV47472). Several gravel pits are also depicted within the vicinity on the First Edition OS map, so is also conceivable this extraction pit was similarly exploited for such.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 190-91 14-JUN-1989.
SDV359178	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75003 ]
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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