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| HER Number: | MDV118308 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit north-west of Marlstyle Cottage, Widworthy |
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Summary
An earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1976 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that became disused by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 220 994 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Widworthy |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDWORTHY |
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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
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A mature tree is visible in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/865, RAF/106G/UK/865 RVp6 6470-6471 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355699.
A roughly semi-circular earthwork pit is visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2299 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A roughly semi-circular earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An earthwork pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and on aerial photographs taken from 1945 onwards. No features are depicted in this location on the late-19th century mapping and the earthwork is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that became disused by the late-19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV355699 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/865. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/865 RVp6 6470-6471 30-SEP-1945. |
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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 SY2299 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #77589 ] |
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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 1:27PM |
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