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Summary

A cluster of earthworks of possible open cast mining pits of potential Iron Age to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northeast of Burrow Hill Farm. The earthworks bear close similarity to other earthworks recorded within the Blackdown Hills, for example, the ironstone pits on North Hill and Black Down.The earthworks are most clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OPEN CAST MINE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1296-97 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthworks are partly visible here.

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.

A series of 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 mining pits of potential Iron Age to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northeast of Burrow Hill Farm. The concentration of earthworks occupies an area of approximately 1.77 hectares of moderate east facing slope, adjacent to Madford River. The earthworks comprise a series of irregular shaped earthwork pits, interspersed with better defined earthwork mounds likely derived from up-cast material. Given the poor clarity of the earthworks here and that they likely intercut, it was not possible to individually record all of the features. Instead the extent of area of the features has been defined by the monument polygon. The earthworks bear close similarity to other earthworks recorded within the Blackdown Hills, for example, the Roman to post-Roman ironstone pits on North Hill and Black Down (MDV110229). It is possible these earthworks were similarly utilised for iron ore and are of comparable date. Further survey work, such as a site visit, is strongly recommended to help establish more fully the nature of these earthworks. The earthworks are most clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. Earthworks of a rectilinear enclsoure (MDV47489) are visible to the immediate west of these posible open cast pits, although it is unclear how, or if, the two sites are associated.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1296-97 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: 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: #75204 ]

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)

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