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Summary

Two probable post-medieval or early modern extractive pits are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. One presumably fell out of use by the mid-19th century, and the other during the second half of the 19th 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 1900 AD)

Full description

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

One of the areas is depicted as woodland and a pit is depicted in the southernmost.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Scrub and trees are depicted in these areas, and a rectangular structure is present in the southernmost.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2601 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two earthwork pits 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.

Two roughly oval earthwork pits, between 32 and 40 metres in maximum visible extent, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The southernmost is depicted as a pit on the Tithe map, but is scrubbed up in the late-19th century OS map; it is interpreted as an extractive pit that went out of use in the second part of the 19th century. The other pit is located in an area symbolised as woodland on the 19th century maps, and presumably fell out of use earlier.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First 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 ST2601 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75405 ]
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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