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| HER Number: | MDV119072 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit east of Millbrook, Axminster |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, may have been a post-medieval or nineteenth century extractive pit. The area has since been developed for housing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 304 987 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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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.
No pit is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3200-3201 22-JAN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359315.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SY3098 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
The area has been redeveloped for housing.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, circa 80 by 50 metres, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It is not depicted on any available historic mapping and is interpreted as a post-medieval or nineteenth century extractive pit. The area has been developed for housing and there is no evidence of the earthwork.
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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| SDV359315 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3200-3201 22-JAN-1948. [Mapped feature: #78363 ] |
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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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| SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SY3098 08-SEP-2014. |
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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 1:35PM |
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