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HER Number:MDV116574
Name:Extraction Pit south-east of Sart Farm, Axminster

Summary

A probable post-medieval or early modern extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 292 004
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

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)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

A small semi-circular area is depicted with a dashed line at the edge of the field.


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Scrub and trees are depicted in this location.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1122-1123 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

An irregular earthwork pit is indistinctly visible, the ground surface obscured by trees.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2900 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregular 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.

A shallow irregular earthwork pit, circa 52 by 22 metres, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. The Tithe map depicts this area adjacent to the field boundary with a semi-circular dashed line, and mature trees are depicted here on the late 19th century OS maps. The earthwork is interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit that went out of use around the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2900 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75904 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:2
SDV359646Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1122-1123 11-APR-1947.

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 1:10PM