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| HER Number: | MDV116302 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits west of Claypitts Bungalow, Upottery parish |
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Summary
Former extractive pits of unknown, but probably post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork pits on the west-facing slopes north-east of Claypitts Farm, Upottery parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 198 054 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NE |
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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 earthworks do not correspond with any depicted extractive pits.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1905 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Two small earthwork pits were visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Two former extractive pits of unknown, but probably post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork pits either side of a spring-fed stream, on the west-facing slopes north-east of Claypitts Farm, Upottery parish.
The pits are roughly circular to sub-rectangular in shape and measured circa 10 metres in diameter. Neither was depicted on the Tithe Map for Upottery or Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition, supporting the interpretation that they had passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The function of the pits is unknown but an ‘old clay pit’ is shown on the OS First Edition about 200 metres to the north-west and, taking the name of the neighbouring farm into account, a similar use is suggested for the relict earthworks.
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 ST1905 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped features: #75632 ; #75633 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2020 10:33AM |
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