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| HER Number: | MDV115739 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pit northeast of Highfields, Culmstock |
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Summary
An extraction pit of likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the northeast of Highfields, Culmstock. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 105 144 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Culmstock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULMSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE 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.
A clay pit is depicted in close proximity here.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5376-77 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357046.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 155-56 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.
Slight traces of the extraction pit are 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 likely post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the northeast of Highfields, Culmstock. The earthwork is irregular in shape, measures approximately 90m in length by 48m in width and is located in close proximity to a clay pit depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, as well as other similar earthwork pits recorded during this survey. It abuts a road along its northern edge, with the field boundary along its western edge representing a later remodelling. The extraction pit remains visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV357046 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5376-77 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #75082 ] |
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| SDV357047 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 155-56 14-JUN-1989. |
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| 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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:59PM |
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