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Summary

A large former gravel pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes to the north of Hedgend Barton, Monkton Parish. The relict extractive pit was reused as an orchard by the mid-19th century. The pit remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016 and therefore survives as an earthwork.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/68

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

1903, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103791.

'gravel pit' shown on os 6" (1903) map.

1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103792.

'gravel pit (disused)' shown on os 6" (1963) map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103793.

Des=os 6"(1903)map revised with additions in 1938,sheet 59sw.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103794.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The plot is listed as Pit Orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The pit is depicted and annotated as 'Old Gravel Pit'; the plot is also symbolised as an orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 1904-1906 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV63521.

The pit is depicted and annotated as 'Old Gravel Pit'; the plot is also symbolised as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2441-2442 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A large earthwork pit was visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1902 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The pit remains visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A large irregularly shaped pit was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes to the north of Hedgend Barton, Monkton Parish. The visible earthwork corresponds with a large pit depicted and annotated as Old Gravel Pit on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The presence of the pit is indicated on the Tithe Map for Monkton only by a dotted line, but the associated Apportionment lists the plot (133) as Pit Orchard. The gravel pit therefore probably passed out of use prior to the 1840s and the otherwise possibly agriculturally marginal land was reused as an orchard. This pattern is repeated throughout the survey area. The pit remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016 and therefore survives as an earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103791	Migrated Record: 1903.
SDV103792	Migrated Record: 1963.
SDV103793	Migrated Record:
SDV103794	Migrated Record:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2441-2442 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1902 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #88904 ]
SDV63521	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 1904-1906 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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