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Summary

Early-19th century extractive pits are visible as irregular earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. They went out of use and both were wooded by the late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD)

Full description

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

Thw two areas are depicted using dashed lines although the smaller is stippled suggesting extraction.

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

Two areas of scrub and trees are depicted, the larger named 'Pit Close'.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1427-1428 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Two earthwork pits, filled with trees, are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SY2799 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two 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.

Two earthwork pits, between 38 and 54 metres in maximum width, are visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. They are depicted on the Tithe map, the largest circa 20 metres to the south-west of the smaller is depicted with a dashed line, and the smaller as a stippled area that suggests an extractive pit. They had gone out of use by the late-19th century when they were both depicted on the OS mapping as trees and scrub. The larger is named ‘Pit Close’ on the late-19th century maps and they are interpreted as the remains of early-19th century extractive pits that fell out of use by the late-19th century.

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 FP 1427-1428 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2799 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76939 ]
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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