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Summary

A probable post-medieval or early modern extractive pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The land appears to have subsequently been used for orchard.

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.

Two small plots of land are depicted as orchard; a rectangular structure is visible in the westernmost.

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

Two small plots of land are depicted; the easternmost is symbolised as orchard, and a rectangular structure is visible in the westernmost.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two small plots of land are depicted; the easternmost is symbolised as orchard, and a rectangular structure is visible in the westernmost.

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

An earthwork pit is visible.

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

An irregular earthwork pit, 25 by 60 metres in plan, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. Two small plots of land in which it is located are depicted as orchard on the Tithe map, and orchard trees are still depicted in the easternmost on the early-20th century OS map. A rectangular structure is depicted in the western plot on the historic mapping, but not the modern maps. This suggests that the structure and orchard were established within the pit, and that extraction had ceased by the mid-19th century. In common with many similar pits in the East Devon area, the area seems to have subsequently been reused for fruit tree cultivation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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: #75584 ]
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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