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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. The pit was subsequently utilised as a pond.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century to west of Tale House
• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century 115 metres south-west of Tale House
• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century 500 metres south-west of Tale House
• SHINE: Ponds and earthworks dating to the later 19th century 365 metres south-west of Tale House
• SHINE: Two ponds dating to the later 19th century 530 metres north of Lower Wescot
• SHINE: Pond dating to the late 19th or early 20th century 690 metres north of Higher Wescot
• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century 790 metres north-east of Higher Wescot

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Ponds depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Ponds depicted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0600 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregularly shaped 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.

An irregularly shaped pit circa 40 by 25 metres in size 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 extractive pit explicitly depicted in this location on the 19th century mapping available to the survey. However, a pond is depicted on both the OS First Edition 25 inch map and Tithe map for Payhembury falling within the extent of the pit.
This supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of a large extractive pit, probably a marl pit, that had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century and was partly subsequently utilised as a pond. A pit remains depicted as a pond on the current OS MasterMap. The pond has been recorded separately as part of MDV113536 and the full extent of the pit has been transcribed and recorded by the survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Series of ponds in fields to the west and south-west of Higher Tale.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0600 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77473 ]
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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SDV359962	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

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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