See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Earthworks of potential archaeological origin are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Musgrove Farm. Whilst the origin and function of these earthworks is unclear, they do bear some resemblance to the Iron Age to Roman open-cast mines recorded elsewhere during this project.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
• OPEN CAST MINE? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
• EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1311 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Earthworks 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.

Earthworks of potential archaeological origin are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Musgrove Farm. The earthworks are visible as a series of slight undulations and bank-like features which occupy an area of approximately 0.85 hectares of moderate southeast facing slope. Given their diffuse nature, individual features were not transcribed. Instead the limit of these earthworks was defined by an extent of area polygon. Whilst the origin and function of these earthworks is unclear, they do bear some resemblance to the Iron Age to Roman open-cast mines recorded elsewhere during this project, such as MDV115817 to the northwest. A number of extraction pits of possible post-medieval to 19th century date are also recorded within the immediate vicinity, so may be associated with these. The earthworks were not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1311 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75409 ]

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)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.