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Summary

A probable post-medieval extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It appears to have been re-used as an orchard from at least the mid-19th to the early-20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD)
• ORCHARD (XIX to XX - 1840 AD to 1904 AD)

Full description

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

Orchard trees are depicted in this plot of land.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

This small plot is depicted as orchard.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2701-2702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregular earthwork hollow is visible.

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

An irregular earthwork pit, up to circa 30 by 70 metres in extent, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It is not depicted as an earthwork on the available historic mapping, but is defined as a plot of land in use as an orchard. It is interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit of medieval or post-medieval date that became disused before the mid-19th century. It may then have been used for fruit trees to take advantage of the shelter provided by the hollow.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2701-2702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75360 ]
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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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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