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HER Number:MDV115962
Name:Possible Extraction Pit, east of Loosemore’s Farm, Sheldon

Summary

A possible extraction pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Loosemore’s Farm. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 121 101
Map Sheet:ST11SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSheldon
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHELDON

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 RP 3294-95 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The possible 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 ST1210 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible 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.

A possible extraction pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Loosemore’s Farm. The irregular shaped earthwork measures approximately 28m in length by 18m in width and remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3294-95 11-APR-1947.
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 ST1210 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75307 ]

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 1:16PM