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| HER Number: | MDV118972 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit, northwest of Alder Grove, Culmstock |
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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 1946 onwards, northwest of Alder Grove, Culmstock. The earthwork has been almost completely levelled by 1989.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 108 165 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Culmstock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULMSTOCK |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5274-75 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357046.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 052-53 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 096-087 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.
The former earthwork has been almost completely levelled.
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 1946 onwards, northwest of Alder Grove, Culmstock. The irregular shaped earthwork measures approximately 80m in length by 42m 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. The former extractive pit has been almost completely levelled by 1989.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357046 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5274-75 11-JUL-1946. |
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| SDV357047 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 096-087 14-JUN-1989. |
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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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| 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. [Mapped feature: #78276 ] |
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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 1:34PM |
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