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HER Number: | MDV116531 |
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Name: | Possible extractive pit south south east of Mattys Cross, Upottery parish |
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Summary
The location of a possible former extractive pit of probable post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as slight earthwork and cropmark on the plateau top, south-east of Mattys Cross, Upottery parish.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 184 080 |
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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 | LUPPITT |
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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 1840 AD (Between))
- BOMB CRATER? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2304-2305 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A shallow pit or crater was visible as an earthwork and cropmark.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1808 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
The location of the pit was obscured by dense tree cover.
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 former extractive pit of probable post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as roughly oval earthwork and cropmark approximately 18 metres in diameter, just over 300 metres south-south-west of Mattys Cross, Upottery parish.
The visible earthwork did not correspond with any pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or Tithe Map for Upottery. This might support the interpretation that the pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century.
An alternative interpretation for this earthwork is as the site of a bomb crater of Second World War date. Two further similar features were visible as earthworks within a distance of 300 metres.
The pit or crater probably survives as an earthwork but is obscured from view on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014.
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/1974 RS 2304-2305 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #75862 ] |
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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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SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1808 08-SEP-2014. |
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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: | Mar 20 2018 1:09PM |
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