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| HER Number: | MDV117624 |
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| Name: | Pond or tree mound, northwest of Westerhope Farm |
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Summary
A possible pond or tree mound of post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit with central mound on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Westerhope Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 125 061 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DUCK POND? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- ORNAMENTAL POND? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- TREE MOUND? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The circular earthwork mound complete with a tree are depicted on this map.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4295-4296 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork pit with central mound is visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1206 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An earthwork pit with central mound is 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 possible pond or tree mound of post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit, with central mound on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Westerhope Farm. The earthworks comprise a circular shaped pit, approximately 26m in diameter, with a prominent central circular mound, approximately 10m in diameter. The central earthwork mound, complete with a tree, are depicted here on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map, with adjacent buildings labelled as Mare Pool. This likely implies that the feature either represents a tree mound or a pond, or possibly both. This possible ornamental pond/duck pond or tree mound may well have utilised one of the many Roman to early medieval ironstone mines visible as earthwork pits in the immediate vicinity here.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4295-4296 11-APR-1947. |
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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 ST1206 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #76932 ] |
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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 1:20PM |
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