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HER Number:MDV115726
Name:Extractive pit in Ford Plantation, Dalwood parish

Summary

Two possible former field boundaries of probable post-medieval date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as slight earthwork ditches on the west-facing slopes below Ford Plantation, Dalwood parish.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 222 004
Map Sheet:ST20SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDalwood
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2200 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit was visible.


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

A probable former extractive pit or small quarry was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork within Ford Plantation, near the summit of a south-east facing spur, south of Lamb Farm, Dalwood parish. The pit was irregularly shaped and measured approximately 40 by 20 metres in size, abutting a plantation track on its south-west edge.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2200 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #75070 ]

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 12:59PM