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Summary

Possible former extractive pits and associated spoil heaps of probably post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as earthworks on the upper north-west facing slopes of the Otter Valley east of Aplins Farm, Monkton Parish.

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 (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted quarries or extractive pits.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted quarries or extractive pits.

Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd, 1994, A30/A303 Marsh to Honiton Improvement and A35 Honiton Eastern Bypass Archaeological Assessment: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility Survey and Magnetometer (Gradiometer) Survey (Unspecified Type). SDV356429.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

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

Shallow pits and low earthwork mounds were visible.

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

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

Shallow pits and low moundswere visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 on the upper north-west facing slopes of the Otter Valley east of Aplins Farm, Monkton Parish.
The earthworks are possibly evidence of two shallow extractive pits and associated spoil heaps divided by the line of a former field boundary. The pits extend as narrow hollows towards the road to the north, possibly evidence of former access tracks.
The earthworks do not correspond with any quarries or extractive pits depicted on either the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or Tithe Map for Monkton and probably passed out of use some time prior to the early 19th century.

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.
SDV355681	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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. [Mapped feature: #75491 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6448 - Geophysical Survey for A30/A303 Marsh to Honiton Improvement and A35 Honiton Eastern Bypass (Ref: 0400394/HOD/EXM)
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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