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Summary

A pit visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1970s, south of Burridge, Chardstock parish, is probably the remains of a chalk pit of post-medieval to 19th century date.

Location

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))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.

The visible earthwork is depicted within an area of limestone geology close to the boundary with an area of chalk deposits.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV360577.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 254-255 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.

A shallow pit was visible as an earthwork. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3105 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.

A shallow pit was visible as a cropmark.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data, Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST3106 13-JUN-2014 (Cartographic). SDV360175.

A shallow pit was visible as an earthwork. Map object based partly on this source.

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 circa 75 by 50 metres in size was visible as an earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs of 1971 onwards, on the north-west-facing slopes south of Burridge, Chardstock parish.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any extractive feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The pit is therefore interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit, of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the late-19th century. The gelology in this location might support an interpretation as a chalk or limestone pit.
The pit was visible as very slight earthworks on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2014, and has probably been reduced by ploughing.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV358790	Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website.
SDV359317	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3105 23-MAY-2010.
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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SDV359524	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 254-255 11-NOV-1971.
SDV360175	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST3106 13-JUN-2014.
SDV360577	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Digital).

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)

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