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HER Number:MDV117970
Name:Extraction pit, southeast of Oak Copse, Uffculme

Summary

A possible extraction pit of post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Oak Copse.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 105 089
Map Sheet:ST10NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUffculme
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUFFCULME

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2294-95 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork.


Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1008 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible extraction pit is 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 possible extraction pit of post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Oak Copse. The earthwork is oval in shape and measures approximately 44m in length by 33m in width.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2294-95 11-APR-1947.
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
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1008 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #77247 ]

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