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Summary

A group of extraction pits of possible post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the south of Smallcombe, on Wolverstone Moor. The earthworks were not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey owing to thick scrub cover here.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• IRONSTONE MINE? (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1205 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Earthwork pits are 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 group of extraction pits of possible post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthwork pits on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the south of Smallcombe, on Wolverstone Moor. The earthworks are sub-oval in shape, measure between 18m to 35m in length and are situated on steep east facing slope. The character of the earthworks suggest they are likely fairly late in date, although it cannot be discounted that, given the presence of extensive Roman to early medieval open cast ironstone mines within the vicinity, they are much earlier in origin. The earthworks were not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey owing to thick scrub cover here.

Sources / Further Reading

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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1205 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #76760 ]

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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