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| HER Number: | MDV131230 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits at White Hill Coppice, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A large irregular shaped earthwork depression, with curvilinear ditches and a bank are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016 beneath White Hill Coppice. They are interpreted as post-medieval extraction with sections of former access tracks and a boundary bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 154 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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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 (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The plot is recorded as coppice.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1591 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An irregular shaped depression, ditches and a bank are visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A large irregular shaped depression is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016 beneath woodland. The plot is recorded as coppice on the Tithe Map and depicted as woodland thereafter. The depression is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. The ditches lead to the northwest and southeast of the pit and are interpreted as fragments of access tracks. A bank along the northern edge of the pit aligns with field boundaries to the east and west recorded on the Tithe Map. It is interpreted as a boundary bank, possibly for the pit itself, or for a plot that pre-dates it.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1591 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #132618 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 15 2021 2:31PM |
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