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HER Number:MDV117954
Name:Extractive pit north of Lower Penscombe Plantation, Payhembury parish

Summary

A former extractive pit of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 105 021
Map Sheet:ST10SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPayhembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFENITON
Ecclesiastical ParishPAYHEMBURY

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.

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit but is adjacent to a field boundary.


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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1002 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An oval pit was visible as an earthwork.


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 oval pit circa 28 by 14 metres across was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the 19th century mapping available to the survey, although it appeared to abut a former field boundary, as depicted on the Tithe Map for Payhembury. This might support the interpretation that the visible earthwork is the remains of an extractive that pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1002 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77233 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:2

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 1:23PM