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HER Number:MDV116179
Name:Possible Extraction Pit, north of Claypits Covert, Upottery

Summary

A possible extraction pit of between post- medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on west facing slopes to the north of Claypits Covert. It is located in an area where numerous similar such features have been recorded during this survey and from a walkover survey carried out in 2016 (MDV114110) associated with the A30/A303 improvement works between Honiton and Devonshire Inn.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 201 051
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUpottery
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUPOTTERY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CLAY PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
  • 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 ST2005 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork.


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

A possible extraction pit of between post- medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on west facing slopes to the north of Claypits Covert. The earthwork is semi-circular in shape and measures approximately 17m in length by 7m in width. Its proximity to Claypits Covert gives good indication as to the use of this pit. It is located in an area where numerous similar such features have been recorded during this survey and from a walkover survey carried out in 2016 (MDV114110) associated with the A30/A303 improvement works between Honiton and Devonshire Inn. The earthworks are not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey owing to tree cover here.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2005 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75518 ]

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 1:05PM