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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of possible -medieval to 19th century date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data as substantial earthwork pit on the north-west-facing slope south of Stafford Barton, Broadhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The visible earthwork pit corresponds with an enclosed area depicted as a possible pond and listed as Plot 199, ‘Pit in Rex Park’.

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

The visible earthwork corresponded with an area depicted as woodland and pond.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4106-4107 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.

The pit was obscured by tree cover.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1104 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1104 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The pit was obscured by tree cover.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

The visible earthwork corresponded closely with an area depicted as woodland and pond.

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 a substantial irregularly shaped earthwork pit approximately 110 by 50 metres in size, on the north-west-facing slope approximately 300 metres south of Stafford Barton, Broadhembury parish.
The pit corresponds with an area of woodland containing a pond depicted on the current Ordnance Survey MasterMap base layer. Dense woodland is visible in this location on aerial photographs of 1950 and the combination of woodland and pond is also shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. A pit, possibly symbolised as a pond is shown on the Tithe Map for Broadhembury, the plot (199) named as ‘Pit in Rex Park’, Rex Park being the field within which the pit is located.
This might support the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century. The establishment of woodland on such otherwise agriculturally marginal former extractive sites is a recurring theme noted by the survey. The earthwork remains obscured by dense tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1104 22-MAY-2010.
SDV357845	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4106-4107 04-MAR-1950.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1104 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76432 ]
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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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