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| HER Number: | MDV131879 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit north-west of Poltimore Farm, Farway |
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Summary
A rectangular shaped earthwork depression with short extending ditch 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 175 971 |
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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 - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1797 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A rectangular shaped earthwork depression is visible.
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 40m by 20m is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. A short section of ditch is visible extending to the south-west. The earthwork does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps and is interpreted as an extractive pit with part of an access track 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 SY1797 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133915 ] |
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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 5 2021 11:58AM |
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