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| HER Number: | MDV119655 |
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| Name: | Former chalk pit east of Middle Ridge, Chardstock parish |
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Summary
A former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Middle Ridge, Chardstock parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 302 060 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The pit falls within an area of chalk bedrock.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3318-3319 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A shallow earthwork pit was visible.
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 0086-0087 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.
An irregularly shaped 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.
An irregularly shaped pit was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards to the east of Middle Ridge, Chardstock parish. The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit shown on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The pit is interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit, probably a chalk pit of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. It may be the same feature recorded as MDV63378.
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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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3318-3319 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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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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| SDV359525 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 0086-0087 06-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #78923 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63378 | Related to: PIT in the Parish of Chardstock (Monument) |
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 1:41PM |
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