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| HER Number: | MDV116155 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit East of Yard Cross, Upottery Parish |
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Summary
A former extractive pit of probably post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes of the Otter Valley, east of Yard Cross, Upottery Parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 196 043 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Upottery |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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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 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted field boundary.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1904 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An oval earthwork pit was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A former extractive pit of probably post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes of the Otter Valley, east of Yard Cross, Upottery Parish.
The pit is roughly oval in shape and measures up to circa 35 metres across and 16 metres wide. No quarry or extractive pit was depicted in this precise location on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map, supporting the interpretation that the pit had passed out of use prior to the early 19th century. However, a number of old clay pits are depicted less than 200 metres to the north, supporting the suggestion of a similar function for this earthwork. This is probably one of the numerous pits alluded to in record MDV114110.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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 ST1904 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75495 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV114110 | Part of: Extraction Pits on a North West Facing Scarp North of Honiton (Monument) |
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 1:04PM |
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