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| HER Number: | MDV115905 |
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| Name: | Possible Extraction Pits, west of Musgrove Farm, Dunkeswell |
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Summary
Possible extraction pits of between post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1989 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Musgrove Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 138 110 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1295-96 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The eastern of the three extraction pits is visible as a vegetation mark.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 216-17 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.
The eastern of the three extraction pits is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1311 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The possible 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.
Possible extraction pits of between post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1989 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Musgrove Farm. Faint traces of the eastern of the three extraction pits are also partly visible as vegetation marks on aerial photographs of 1947. The three earthworks are sub-oval in shape and measure between 23m to 34m in length and by 15m to 30m in width and are situated on steep southeast facing slope.
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 1295-96 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV357047 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 216-17 14-JUN-1989. |
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| 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 ST1311 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75252 ] |
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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 |
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