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HER Number:MDV115895
Name:Possible Extraction Pit, Highlands Farm, Hemyock

Summary

An extraction pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Highland Farm.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 124 118
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 (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1211 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.

An extraction pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1989 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Highland Farm. The earthwork is oval in shape, measures approximately 106m in length by 63m in width and abuts a road along its northern edge. It is unclear how, or if this features relates to a cultivation terrace recorded here as MDV47508.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357047Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 218-219 14-JUN-1989.
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 ST1211 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75242 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV47508Related to: CULTIVATION TERRACE in the Parish of Hemyock (Monument)

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