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HER Number:MDV115736
Name:Extraction Pit south-west of Clapper Gate, Membury

Summary

A probable extraction pit of post-medieval or eary modern date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken between 1982 and 2014. It appears to have fallen out of use by the late-19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 298 023
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

This area is depicted as a small enclosure.


Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1118-1119 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

An earthwork pit is visible.


Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2902 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

An earthwork pit is visible.


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

An earthwork pit, 30 metres across, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1982 and 2014. It falls completely within a small enclosure depicted on the historic mapping which has since been removed. It is interpreted as an extractive pit that had become disused by the late-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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
SDV359479Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2902 08-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75080 ]
SDV359504Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1118-1119 28-AUG-1982.

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