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| HER Number: | MDV117099 |
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| Name: | Weeke's Pit south of Broadhembury village |
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Summary
A probable former extractive pit of probably post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork pit on the west-facing slopes between Wilderness Lane and Broadhembury village.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 102 041 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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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))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Plot 73 is described and named as a plantation.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The plot is depicted as a mixed woodland.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV359177.
An earthwork pit was visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
The plot was symbolised as woodland and named as Week's Pit.
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 was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as an oval earthwork pit approximately 62 metres by 47 metres in size, on the west-facing slopes between Wilderness Lane and Broadhembury village.
The pit is depicted as woodland on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap base layer but named as Week’s Pit. The plot is depicted as a mixed broadleaf and coniferous copse on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and listed as a plantation (plot 73) on the Tithe Apportionments for Broadhembury parish.
This might support the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid to late 19th century and that the woodland was established on the site of the disused pit; the establishment of woodland on such otherwise agriculturally marginal former extractive sites is a recurring theme noted by the survey. The earthwork remains largely obscured from view by dense tree cover.
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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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #76410 ] |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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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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 |
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