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HER Number:MDV119409
Name:Pit east of Little Crawley, Membury parish

Summary

A circular pit of unknown date and function was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the slopes to the east of Little Crawley, Membury parish.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 269 080
Map Sheet:ST20NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARDSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 262-263 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.

A circular pit was visible as an earthwork.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2608 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A circular pit was visible as an earthwork.


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

A circular pit approximately 15m in diameter was visible on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the slopes to the east of Little Crawley, Membury parish. The pit is possibly enclosed by an earthwork bank up to 4 metres wide around its south-eastern edge. This may be composed of spoil from the pit’s excavation. The date and function of the pit are unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2608 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78687 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359524Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 262-263 11-NOV-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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 1:39PM