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| HER Number: | MDV131724 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south of Plyford Farm, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A circular earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 143 942 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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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 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1494 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An earthwork depression is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
An earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depression is situated between two rectilinear double ditched enclosures also visible as earthworks (MDV131723), partially truncating both of them. It does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The depression is interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1494 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #133506 ] |
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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: | Oct 21 2021 3:33PM |
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