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| HER Number: | MDV124524 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit West of Lower Charlwood Farm, Ashcombe |
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Summary
A possible extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th-century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. The pit has possibly been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 916 787 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashcombe |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHCOMBE |
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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 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 385a is listed as coppice.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3054-3055 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
A shallow pit is visible as an earthwork.
Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9078 08-JUN-2015 & 08-AUG-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.
The pit is not visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
An oval pit up to circa 71m long and 30m across is visible as a shallow and subtle earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but does correspond with a small area of woodland shown on the Ashcombe Tithe Map (Plot 385a, Coppice).
This might support the interpretation that the coppice was established in a former extractive pit, a practice observed elsewhere in Devon. The pit is not identifiable as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 and has possibly been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3054-3055 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #114850 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361515 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9078 08-JUN-2015 & 08-AUG-2018. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2019 4:36PM |
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