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Summary

Two former extractive pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1980s and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014 as a shallow, irregularly shaped earthwork pits on the south-west facing combe slopes north-east of Wolverstone Moor, Awliscombe 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 1890 AD (Between))
• MARL PIT? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.

The pits are situated on mudstone geology.

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

The pits do not correspond with any features depicted as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1103 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two irregularly shaped pits were visible as earthworks.

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

Two former extractive pits of possible medieval to 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs of 1982 and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014 as a shallow, irregularly shaped earthwork pits flanking Wolverstone Hill Road, on the south-west facing combe slopes north-east of Wolverstone Moor, Awliscombe parish.
The pits follow the route of the road for up circa 50 metres and are circa 11 metres wide to the west of the road and 23 metres wide to the east. The pits do not correspond with any earthworks depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or Tithe Map for Awliscombe parish, supporting the interpretation that they had probably passed out of use prior to the 1850s. Both old marl and gravel pits were depicted in this area on the OS First Edition map, and the precise function of the pits cannot therefore be ascribed on the basis of the earthwork remains alone. Their location on mudstone geology might support the interpretation as marl pits, possibly for agricultural use or in the manufacture of cob for building.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV358790	Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1103 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76534 ]
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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