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Summary

A series of earthworks cuttings of possible medieval to 19th century date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, along the slopes of Collinshayne Copse. The cuttings bear close similarity to other earthworks recorded during this survey, for example along the northern (MDV115815) and eastern (MDV115831) slopes of Hackpen Hill, and likely represent contemporary workings. The earthworks are largely obscured by tree cover on aerial photographs and digital images.

Location

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

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1411 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of earthwork cuttings 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 series of earthworks cuttings of possible medieval to 19th century date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, along the slopes of Collinshayne Copse. The workings comprise a number of separate crescent shaped earthworks which have been cut into the base of steep west facing slope, at an approximate length of 477m. The earthworks are defined by steep and sharp edges which do not appear to form part of the natural landform here. A possible sub-circular earthwork mound located to the north (ST14881156) and approximately 8m in diameter may represent a spoil heap associated with these workings. The cuttings bear close similarity to other earthworks recorded during this survey, for example along the northern (MDV115815) and eastern (MDV115831) slopes of Hackpen Hill, and likely represent contemporary workings. The full extent of these workings was, however, slightly unclear given that they have been cut into a steep sloping hillside. As such only the face of these cuttings could be transcribed, although the extent of area to the immediate west, which may represent an area of previous workings, has been somewhat arbitrarily defined within the monument polygon. Further investigation, such as a site visit may help to shed additional light on the nature of these earthworks. The earthworks are largely obscured by tree cover on aerial photographs and digital images.

Sources / Further Reading

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 ST1411 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75275 ]

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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