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| HER Number: | MDV115997 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pits within Spilcombe Copse, Monkton Parish |
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Summary
Former large extractive pits or quarries of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as earthwork pits on the north-facing slopes within Spilcombe Copse, overlooking the east entrance of the Honiton Tunnel, Monkton parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 195 009 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Monkton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MONKTON |
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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 1842 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Spilcombe Hill is listed as brake and plantation.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Two large irregularly shaped earthwork pits were visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Two former extractive pits or quarries of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as earthwork pits on the north-north-west facing slopes within Spilcombe Copse, Monkton parish. The irregularly shaped pits measured up to 50 metres across and appeared to be associated with a narrow road or track, possibly an access track.
The precise function of the pits is unknown. Nonetheless, Spilcombe Hill was listed as a plantation on the Tithe Apportionments of 1842 and it is probable that the pits had ceased to be used prior to the establishment of the woodland, and are therefore at the latest early 19th century in date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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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 ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75343 ] |
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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 1:03PM |
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