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HER Number:MDV117097
Name:Pits east of Hill View Farm, Broadhembury village

Summary

Two shallow oval or circular earthwork pits or hollows of unknown function but possible medieval or later date and were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as a subtle earthworks on the north-east facing slopes east of Hill View Farm, Broadhembury village.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 104 047
Map Sheet:ST10SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroadhembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBROADHEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Unknown date)

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1004 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two slight earthwork pits or hollows were visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Two shallow oval or circular earthwork pits or hollows approximately 10-12 metres in diameter were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as a subtle earthworks on the north-east facing slopes east of Hill View Farm, Broadhembury village. The function of the visible earthworks is unknown. They do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map and might therefore predate 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).
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1004 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76408 ]
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

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 1:15PM