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| HER Number: | MDV132139 |
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| Name: | Black Pit channel, Ilfracombe |
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Summary
'Black Pit' is shown on the 1890 and 1904 Ordnance Survey historic maps and appears to be an artificial channel allowing vessels to approach closer to the shore. One mooring post exists to the north-west and five more to south-east of the channel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 478 466 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ilfracombe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILFRACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: ND
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHANNEL (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 2715 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
'Black Pit' shown on 1890 and 1904 Ordnance Survey maps appears to be an artificial channel allowing vessels to approach closer to the shore. 1 mooring post to north-west and 5 to south-east.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Black Pit is depected on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 2715. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #134613 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124919 | Related to: Mooring Posts between Yellow Rock and Mill Rock, Lee, Ilfracombe (Monument) |
| MDV132141 | Related to: Site former building south-west of Lee Bay Hotel (Building) |
| MDV132140 | Related to: Site of a former lime kiln and works south-west of Lee Bay Hotel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 2 2021 1:10PM |
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