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HER Number: | MDV131818 |
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Name: | Extractive pit east of Church Green, Farway |
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Summary
An 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 173 964 |
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Map Sheet: | SY19NE |
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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
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The plot is recorded as 'Pit Park Orchard' (Plot 58).
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1796 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A rectangular shaped earthwork depression.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A rectangular shaped earthwork depression circa 30m by 20m is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depression is situated within a plot recorded as 'Pit Park Orchard' in the Tithe Survey. The plot continues to be depicted as an orchard until the mid-19th century (MDV131817). It is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit, that ceased extraction prior to circa 1840.
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 SY1796 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133691 ] |
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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: | Oct 29 2021 11:42AM |
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