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| HER Number: | MDV117486 |
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| Name: | Extraction pit, east of Wolford Cottage, Dunkeswell |
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Summary
A small extraction pit of possible Roman to early medieval date was visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Wolford Cottage, Dunkeswell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 145 050 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| Civil Parish | Luppitt |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LUPPITT |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4446-47 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1405 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The extraction pit is faintly visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A small extraction pit of possible Roman to early medieval date was visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Wolford Cottage, Dunkeswell. The oval shaped earthwork measures approximately 17m in length by 10m in width. It is possibly a Roman to early medieval ironstone open cast mine, a dense concentration of which have been recorded in close proximity to the northwest. It may also however, be the result of small, farm scale extraction during the post-medieval to 19th century period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4446-47 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #76793 ] |
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| 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 ST1405 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:19PM |
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