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Summary

A large earthwork cutting of a possible medieval to 19th century extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Ruggsmoor. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

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

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The extent of the extraction pit is possibly defined as a dashed line on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3295-96 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The extraction pit is visible as a large 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 extraction pit is visible as a large earthwork pit.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

The extent of the extraction pit is defined as a copse on this map.

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

A large earthwork cutting of a possible medieval to 19th century extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Ruggsmoor. The irregular shaped earthwork measures approximately 212m in length by 116m in width and has been cut into moderate to steep southwest facing slope. The scale of the earthworks here suggests the site was in operation for some time. The extent of this earthwork is also possibly defined as a dashed line on the Parish Tithe map of approximately 1838-48, suggesting it pre-dates this map. The area is now defined as a copse on the Ordnance Survey 2016 MasterMap. The extraction pit remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3295-96 11-APR-1947.
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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 ST1210 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75314 ]

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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