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Summary

Former extractive pits of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1971 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, to the east of Chapel Farm, Hemyock.

Location

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))
• GRAVEL 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.

An ‘Old Gravel Pit’ is depicted in the immediate vicinity.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 052-053 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

Earthwork pits are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 150-51 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

Earthwork pits are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 23-MAR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359716.

Earthwork pits are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Former extractive pits of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1971 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, to the east of Chapel Farm, Hemyock. The cluster of five earthworks are sub-circular to sub-oval in shape and measure between 15m to 40m in length and between 10m to 32m in width. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the available 19th century mapping. This supports the interpretation that the extractive pits had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century. An ‘Old Gravel Pit’ (MDV35096) is, however, depicted within the group of earthworks, which gives good indication as to the likely function of these pits. A larger pit was also visible to the northeast (MDV118890), although given its size and possible different function was recorded as a separate monument.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 150-51 14-JUN-1989.
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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SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 052-053 06-OCT-1971.
SDV359716	Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 23-MAR-2016.

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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