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Summary

A cluster of earthworks of possible open cast ironstone pits of potential Iron Age to Medieval date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Harvestwood Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• IRONSTONE PIT (Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2008 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible open cast pits are visible as a series of earthwork pits.

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

A cluster of earthworks of possible open cast ironstone pits of potential Iron Age to Medieval date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Harvestwood Farm. The concentration of earthworks occupies an area of approximately 0.25 hectares of northwest facing slope, adjacent to a copse. The earthworks comprise a series of small and shallow earthwork pits typically around 2.5m in length, although some up to 8m in length. Given the poor clarity of the earthworks here which are also likely intercutting, it was not possible to individually record each of the features. Instead the features were defined by an extent of area. Quantities of slag have been recovered within the adjacent field to the northeast, suggesting iron working was present here. Further investigation such as a site visit is recommended to help establish the nature and character of these earthworks. They were not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

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 ST2008 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016.

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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