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HER Number:MDV118550
Name:Extractive Pit north of Smiter's Pit Lane, Dalwood

Summary

An earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, is interpreted as the remains of a post-medieval extractive pit that fell out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 241 986
Map Sheet:SY29NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDalwood
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHUTE
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

This plot of land is named 'Willow Bed'.


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

Marsh is depicted in this location.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1432-1433 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A tree-filled earthwork pit is visible.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SY2498 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An 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 aerial photographs taken in 1947 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. This plot of land in the corner of a larger field is named ‘Willow Bed’ on the Tithe apportionment and depicted as marsh on the late-19th century OS map. It is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that became disused by the mid-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).
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1432-1433 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2498 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77829 ]
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
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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 1:31PM