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| HER Number: | MDV117883 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit north of Higher Curscombe Farm, Feniton parish |
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Summary
A former extractive pit of possible medieval to mid-19th century date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 110 013 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Feniton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FENITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any depicted pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any depicted pit.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3450-3451 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The pit was visible as a subtle earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1101 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
An oval earthwork pit was 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 roughly circular pit circa 25 metres in diameter was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. A linear extension up to about 8 metres wide and 30 metres long extends to the south from pit to a neighbouring field boundary.
The visible earthwork did not correspond with any pit features depicted on the 19th century mapping available to the survey, but its location might be respected by a field boundary on the Tithe Map for Feniton. This might support the interpretation that the extractive pit was possibly of medieval date but had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-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). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe 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 RP 3450-3451 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1101 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77160 ] |
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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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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 1:21PM |
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