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Summary

A former probable extractive pit, possibly a marl pit, was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as a small earthwork under tree cover, on the south-east facing slopes to the north-west of Grange Farm, Dunkeswell 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))
• MARL PIT? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork corresponds with an area depicted as an orchard.

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

The visible earthwork corresponds with an area depicted as an orchard/copse.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2449-2450 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit is partially visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1304 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The plot and earthwork remain largely obscured by dense tree cover.

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

The plot remains symbolised as woodland.

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, possibly a marl pit, was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as a small earthwork on the south-east facing slopes to the north-west of Grange Farm, Dunkeswell parish. The pit measures at least 50 by 40 metres in size but might be as much as 10 metres longer in each direction, dense tree cover largely making accurately transcribing the earthwork difficult. The visible earthwork corresponds with an area depicted as an orchard or copse on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch Map and Tithe Map for Dunkeswell. This supports the interpretation that the pit had probably passed out of use and subsequently utilised as an orchard and/or copse by the mid-19th century. The pit remains largely obscured by tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014.

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 2449-2450 11-APR-1947.
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #76544 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1304 08-SEP-2014.

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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