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Summary

A pit visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s, north-east of Burridge Farm, Chardstock parish, is probably they remains of a chalk pit or sandstone quarry 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))
• SANDSTONE QUARRY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4116-4117 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A pit was visible as an earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 0088-0089 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

The pit was not visible as an earthwork and has probably been levelled.

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

An oval pit circa 25 by 15 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947, on the south-east facing slopes north-east of Burridge Farm,, Chardstock parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The pit is therefore interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit, probably a chalk pit or sandstone quarry of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the late-19th century.
The bank was not identified as an earthwork on later images available to the survey and may have been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4116-4117 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #78971 ]
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 0088-0089 06-OCT-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)

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