See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

A cluster of earthworks of possible open cast ironstone pits of potential Iron Age to Roman date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Hackpen Hill. The earthworks comprise a series of irregular shaped and shallow earthwork pits up to 13m in length, interspersed with possible earthwork mounds.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• IRONSTONE MINE (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 218-219 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

A series of vegetation marks are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1111; ST1112 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A cluster of shallow earthwork pits and mounds are 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 cluster of earthworks of possible open cast ironstone pits of potential Iron Age to Roman date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Hackpen Hill. The concentration of earthworks occupies an area of approximately 5.92 hectares of gentle east facing slope, towards the crest of Hackpen Hill. The earthworks comprise a series of irregular shaped and shallow earthwork pits up to 13m in length, interspersed with possible earthwork mounds. Given the poor clarity of the earthworks here which are also likely intercutting, it was not possible to individually record each of the features. Instead the features were defined by an extent of area. The earthworks occupy a number of adjacent land parcels, with those located at ST116120 being much better defined than those to the east and south which have possibly been subject to greater truncation. The earthworks were not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey, although they were partly visible as a series of vegetation marks on aerial photographs of 1989. The earthworks bear close similarity to other earthworks recorded within the Blackdown Hills, in particular, the Roman to post-Roman ironstone pits on North Hill and Black Down (MDV110229). It is possible these earthworks are of comparable date. Further investigation, such as a site visit, is strongly recommended to help establish more fully the nature of these earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 218-219 14-JUN-1989.
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
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1111; ST1112 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #75163 ]

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)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.