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Summary

A gravel pit was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as an earthwork on the west facing slopes to the east of Northcote Hill Farm. The pit was depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map but was much enlarged in the 20th century. A marl pit was also visible immediately to the south west.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/70

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (XVIII to World War II - 1751 AD to 1943 AD (Between))
• MARL PIT (XVIII to World War II - 1751 AD to 1943 AD (Between))

Full description

1903, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103782.

'old quarry' shown on os 6" (1903) map.

1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103783.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103784.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103785.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map, US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6001-2 09-AUG-1943 (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An elongated but shallow earthwork pit was visible. A smaller oval pit was visible immediately to the south-west.

United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC14 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359565.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3440-3441 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An elongated but shallow earthwork pit was visible. A smaller oval pit was visible immediately to the south-west.Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1801 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

An elongated but shallow earthwork pit was visible. A smaller oval pit was visible immediately to the south-west.Map object based partly on this source.

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

A gravel pit was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as a large but shallow earthwork pit on the west facing slopes to the east of Northcote Hill Farm. The pit was depicted as a small pit approximately 30 metres by 13 metres in size on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and annotated as Gravel Pit, accessed from the road named Northcote Hill. Aerial photographs of 1943 onwards demonstrate that the pit was much enlarged in the 20th century, to the scale now visible, measuring approximately 140 by 40 metres in size. A smaller pit, annotated as a marl pit on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, was also visible as an earthwork beyond a field boundary, immediately to the south-west.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103782	Migrated Record: 1903.
SDV103783	Migrated Record: 1963.
SDV103784	Migrated Record:
SDV103785	Migrated Record:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6001-2 09-AUG-1943.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3440-3441 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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1801 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359565	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC14. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper).

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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