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| HER Number: | MDV116526 |
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| Name: | Extraction Pit and Orchard north-east of Yeatlands Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
A probable post-medieval or early modern extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. The land then seems to have been used for orchard from at least the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 275 004 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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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 1840 AD)
- ORCHARD (XIX to Edwardian - 1840 AD to 1906 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Trees are depicted in this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No orchard trees are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1124-1125 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2700 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, 67 by 28 metres, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. Orchard trees are depicted in this area on the Tithe map, but not the late-19th century OS mapping. The earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a post-medieval or early modern extraction pit that had ceased use by the mid-19th century and in common with many similar pits in the East Devon area, was subsequently reused for fruit tree cultivation.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1124-1125 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2700 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75856 ] |
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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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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: | Feb 7 2023 11:09AM |
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