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Summary

A probable former extractive pit of unknown, but probably post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes south of Hillend Farm, Luppitt parish.

Location

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))

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.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1653-1654 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

The pit is visible as slight earthwork.

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 probable former extractive pit approximately 30 metres across was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an irregularly shaped earthwork adjacent to a track on the west-facing slopes below south of Hillend Farm, Luppitt 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.
The pit is visible as a slight earthwork on aerial photographs of 1982 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).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
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: #75864 ]
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1653-1654 03-SEP-1982.
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.

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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