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Summary

Two probable former quarry pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as earthworks on the south-west facing slopes on the Umborne Brook Combe, south of Mansfield Farm, Dalwood Parish.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of probable former quarry pits of medieval to 19th century date adjacent to Peaty Moor

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD)

Full description

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

The visible earthworks correspond with areas of rough ground.

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

The southern earthwork corresponds with an area of rough ground.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2100 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The southern earthwork corresponds with an area of partially enclosed scrub vegetation.

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

Two shallow irregularly shaped pits were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

The southern earthwork corresponds with depicted boundaries on its southern edge.

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

Two probable former quarry pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as earthworks on the south-west facing slopes on the Umborne Brook Combe, west of Peaty Moor and south of Mansfield Farm, Dalwood Parish.
The earthworks were visible as shallow negative earthworks that corresponded with areas of rough ground depicted on the Tithe Map for Dalwood. This might support the interpretation that the pits had passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The northernmost of the two pits was not shown on the OS First Edition map and might therefore have been levelled by the end of the 19th century; it is certainly less well defined an earthwork on the lidar imagery. The extent of the southern, less regularly shaped pit continues to be partially defined on the current OS MasterMap base map and appears to be rough ground on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2100 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2100 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped features: #75064 ; #75065 ]

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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