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Summary

A group of iron pits, about a hundred in number, on ottery east hill, just above lincombe farm. No trace of a bloomery where the ore would have been reduced (hutchinson).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OPEN CAST MINE (Unknown date)

Full description

DOWNES, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV56633.

Downes disagrees with hutchinson's conclusions regarding e devon iron pits, saying there is no real evidence of ironworking. Suggests the pits were dug to quarry chert for building material (downes).

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.

The suggestion that these are iron pits requires serious reconsideration in the light of recent results elsewhere in the area (fmg).

HUTCHINSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96023.

A group of iron pits, about a hundred in number, on ottery east hill, just above lincombe farm. No trace of a bloomery where the ore would have been reduced (hutchinson).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96218.

Hutchinson, p. O. /tda/5(1872)50/iron pits.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96219.

Downes, w. /tda/14(1882)317-321/chert pits.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96220.

Harris, g. T. /dcnq/16(1930-1931)39-40/iron pits in east devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96221.

Osa=sy19sw21.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96222.

Des=hutchinson, p. O.(diaries 10/10/1871)in dro.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96223.

Des=griffith, f. M. /as above(19/4/2000).

HARRIS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22166.

Harris in agreement with downes (harris).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=11/11/1975 (os) fieldwork in area centred sy120940 produced no trace: most of the pits here are sandpits or marlpits. The farmer at lincombe farm does not know of them.

Illegible, Undated, Ridge Above Sidford (Worksheet). SDV359047.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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