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| HER Number: | MDV117979 |
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| Name: | Extraction pit, southeast of Higher Slade Farm, Sheldon |
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Summary
A possible extraction pit of post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1950 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Higher Slade Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 118 081 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sheldon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHELDON |
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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, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4112-13 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1108 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
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 pit on aerial photographs of 1950 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Higher Slade Farm. The earthwork is sub-oval in shape, measures approximately 25m in length by 16m in width and is situated on moderate northeast facing slopes at the head of a combe.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357845 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4112-13 04-MAR-1950. |
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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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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1108 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #77254 ] |
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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 1:23PM |
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