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Summary

An area of former extractive pits, probably mostly sand pits, was visible on the east-facing slopes north of Wilmington as shallow earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data. The pits were probably in use from the late 19th century into the early to mid-20th century. The pits are now largely obscured by tree cover.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
• SAND PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The sand pit was not depicted.

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

A small sand pit was depicted and annotated.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

A sand pit was depicted and annotated.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 1436-1437 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The pits were partly visible as earthworks, partly obscured by tree cover.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 246-247 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

Shallow, irregular and extensive earthwork pits were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 246-247 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

The pits were obscured by tree cover.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2000-ST2100 Bluesky International DTM 24 &30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Shallow, irregular and extensive earthwork pits were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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

An area of former extractive pits was visible on the east-facing slopes north of Wilmington as shallow earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data. The pits were not depicted on the Tithe Map for Wilmington but a small Sand Pit was depicted and annotated on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The depicted pit was larger on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition 25 inch map of circa 1904-6. The earthworks were significantly larger but also partly tree covered on aerial photographs of 1947. This supports the interpretation that the pits, probably mostly sand pits, were probably in use from the late 19th century into the early to mid-20th century but had probably passed out of use by 1947. The pits are now largely obscured by tree cover.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 1436-1437 11-APR-1947.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359480	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 246-247 19-MAR-2000. [Mapped feature: #75019 ]
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2000-ST2100 Bluesky International DTM 24 &30-APR-2016.

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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