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| HER Number: | MDV131585 |
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| Name: | Extraction work at Eppits Land, Southleigh |
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Summary
An area of possible extractive work is visible beneath woodland at Eppits Land as a large earthwork depression on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 197 931 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Southleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTHLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
A series of plots are recorded within the feature.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A series of plots and 'Colliers Cottage' are depicted within the feature.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1993 Bluesky International DTM 24-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 cut depression earthwork is visible in the south sloping hillside at Eppits Land on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The feature is situated on the edge of sandstone bedrock of the Upper Greensand Formation and truncates superficial Head deposits of clay, silt, sand and gravel recorded by the British Geological Survey. The feature may be partially or wholly natural slumping, or may be extractive work. Multiple small plots including a copse, orchards and a cottage are depicted within the depression on the Tithe Map, and are visible as earthworks, indicating any extraction pre-dates this period. The First Edition OS map shows several cottages, one of which is called 'Colliers Cottage'. The area developed into woodland over the course of the 20th century.
The earthwork is interpreted as possible large scale extractive work that ceased extraction prior to circa 1840, or may be natural in origin.
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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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1993 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133168 ] |
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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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| 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 28 2021 11:47AM |
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