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Summary

Extraction pits of between medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, within Bishop’s Plot. The remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of former quarry (extractive pit), marked on Parish Tithe Map (circa 1840s) and quarry trackway, west of Bishop's Plot

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3292-93 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The extraction pits are partly visible as earthwork pits.

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

The extraction pits are visible as earthwork pits.

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

Extraction pits of between medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, within Bishop’s Plot. The cluster of earthworks pits are sub-circular, sub-oval and irregular in shape, with the largest of the earthworks to the south of a trackway measuring approximately 114m in length by 45m in width. The extraction pits are largely obscured by tree cover of Bishop’s Plot on aerial photographs and digital images, although are clearly visible as earthwork pits on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

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 3292-93 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 ST1111 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #75230 ]

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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