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| HER Number: | MDV119132 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit west of Little Bever, Axminster |
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Summary
The remains of a probable post-medieval or early nineteenth century extractive pit is visible as an irregular earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1976. The area has since been developed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 310 992 |
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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 features are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3201-3202 22-JAN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359315.
The ground surface in this location is obscured by trees.
Ordnance Survey, 1976, OS/76052, OS/76052 V 056-057 08-MAY-1976 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359311.
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 irregular earthwork pit, up to circa 37 metres across, is visible on aerial photographs taken in in 1976, the ground surface being obscured by trees on earlier available imagery. No features are depicted in this location on the available historic mapping, and it is interpreted as a post-medieval or early nineteenth century extractive pit. The area has since been developed.
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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| SDV359311 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1976. OS/76052. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/76052 V 056-057 08-MAY-1976. [Mapped feature: #78424 ] |
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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 3201-3202 22-JAN-1948. |
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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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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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