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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of unknown, but probably medieval to early 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1980s as a shallow earthwork pit on the west-facing slopes north of Meshayes 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 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A probable pit was depicted by shading in plot 338.

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

The visible earthwork did not correspond with a depicted pit or quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4301-4302 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A pit was visible as subtle earthworks bisected by a field boundary.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1652-1653 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

A pit was clearly visible as a subtle earthwork.

GetMapping, 1999, 069/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/068/99 62-63 11-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355855.

The former pit and adjacent field boundaries were visible as poorly defined soil and cropmarks.

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 unknown, but probably medieval to early 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1980s as a shallow earthwork pit on the west-facing slopes north of Meshayes Farm, Luppitt parish.
The earthwork was irregularly shaped and measured roughly 70 metres long and 45 metres wide. A possible pit is depicted in this approximate location on the Tithe Map for Luppitt bounded by field boundaries to the south-west and south-east. The pit was not depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map and the field boundaries had been reorganised to cross the site of the pit. The extractive pit had therefore passed out of use by circa 1880. Slight earthworks remained visible bisected by the field boundary on aerial photographs of 1947 but by 1999 the boundaries had been cleared and the site ploughed, revealing the site of the pit as a soilmark.

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.
SDV355855	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 069/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/068/99 62-63 11-JUL-1999.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4301-4302 11-APR-1947.
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1652-1653 03-SEP-1982. [Mapped feature: #75981 ]
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)

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