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Summary

Three former extractive pits of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Two of the visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted feature, the approximate location of the third is defined by a dashed line.

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

The earthworks roughly correspond with areas depicted as woodland..

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3449-3450 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Three wooded earthwork pits were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1101-ST1202 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Three irregularly shaped earthwork pits are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1001 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The pit is obscured by a dense copse of trees.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1201 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The pit earthworks were obscured by dense woodland.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Woodland depicted in these locations.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Three former extractive pits from 45 to 85 metres across were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
Only one of the three pits, that centred on circa ST12030184 corresponds with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Awliscombe, where a dashed line approximates the location of the pit. All three correspond closely with copses defined by dashed lines on the OS First Edition 25 inch map.
This might support the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century and were subsequently left to scrub over or deliberately reused as woodland. The pits remain densely wooded.

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 RP 3449-3450 11-APR-1947.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1001 22-MAY-2010.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1101-ST1202 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77170 ]
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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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