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Summary

A former probable extractive pit of possible medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014 as a shallow, roughly triangular earthwork pit on the south-east facing slopes south 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 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The pit is located on mudstone bedrock.

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

The pit does not correspond with any feature depicted as earthworks.

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

The pit does not correspond with any feature depicted as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A small shallow earthwork pit was visible under scrub vegetation.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1204 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A triangular shallow earthwork pit was visible.

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

A former probable extractive pit was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014 as a shallow, roughly triangular earthwork pit approximately 30 by 40 metres in size on the south-east facing slopes west of Birds Farm, Wolverstone, Awliscombe parish.
The pit is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or Tithe Map for Awliscombe parish, supporting the interpretation that the pit had probably passed out of use prior to the 1850s. It is located on mudstone bedrock which might support an interpretation as a marl pit, possibly for agricultural use or in the manufacture of cob for building. The pit is located at the junction of field systems characterised as medieval in origin to the south-east and post-medieval to the north-west. This might support the interpretation that the pit earthwork is possibly of medieval date and has influenced boundaries of post-medieval to 19th century date.
It might have been associated with a possible former dwelling or farmstead located immediately to the south.

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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947.
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 ST1204 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
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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