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HER Number:MDV115857
Name:Extraction Pit, west of Jewell’s Farm, Hemyock

Summary

A possible extraction pit of between medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, to the west of Jewell’s Farm. It remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 149 127
Map Sheet:ST11SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHemyock
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHEMYOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3078-79 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The extraction pit is faintly visible as an earthwork pit.


Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1412 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The extraction pit is 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.

A possible extraction pit of between medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, to the west of Jewell’s Farm. The earthwork is irregular in shape and measures approximately 62m in length by 33m in width. It remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357615Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3078-79 30-MAY-1950.
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 ST1412 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75203 ]

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 1:01PM