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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of post-medieval to mid-19th century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Alder Grove, Culmstock.

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))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 052-53 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1016 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.

A possible former extractive pit of post-medieval to mid-19th century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Alder Grove, Culmstock. The sub-circular shaped earthwork measures approximately 35m in length by 31m in width and is located in an area where a number of similar such features have been recorded during this survey. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted in this location on the available 19th century mapping. This supports the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1016 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78274 ]
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359591	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3821. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3821 V 052-53 29-OCT-1971.

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)

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