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| HER Number: | MDV131576 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit east of Widcombe Wood, Farway |
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Summary
A large earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit, that ceased extraction prior to circa 1840.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 184 944 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Farway |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARWAY |
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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 depression corresponds with an irregular shaped plot of coppice.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The depression corresponds with a plot of woodland with pond.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1894 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A large earthwork depression is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A large earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It corresponds with an irregular shaped plot of coppice woodland on the Tithe Map (Plot 718). The plot is depicted as woodland on the First and Second Edition OS maps, with a triangular shaped pond in its northern part. The depression is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit, that ceased extraction prior to circa 1840, and after which established as a woodland and pond.
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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| 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 SY1894 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133158 ] |
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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: | Nov 26 2021 3:05PM |
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