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Summary

Two irregular earthwork pits, depicted on historic mapping and visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, may have supplied a nearby limekiln with materials to make quicklime.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/102

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CHALK PIT (XVIII to XX - 1751 AD to 1904 AD (Between))
• LIME WORKS (XVIII to XX - 1751 AD to 1904 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104010.

'old chalk pit' shown on os 6" (1906) map.

1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104011.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104013.

Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 59se.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104014.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

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

An 'Old Chalk Pit' is depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4315-4316 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An irregular earthwork pit is visible.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Vis=29/9/1992 (reed and stead) obvious evidence of quarrying into hillside. Spoil heaps extant to a height of 2.5m. Chalk and flint exposed in adjacent trackway.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregular earthwork pit is visible.

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

Two irregular earthwork pits, one 50 by 16 metres and the largest circa 110 by 52 metres, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. They are depicted as ‘old chalk pits’ on the late-19th century mapping, but the earthworks visible on the aerial imagery are larger in extent. A limekiln is depicted on the eastern edge of the smaller pit, and both probably supplied the limekiln with materials to make quicklime. This operation seems to have ceased before the end of the 19th century. A similar grouping of pit and a limekiln to the south (MDV36147) suggests that extraction may have been relatively small scale and based on individual land ownership, although there were probably also consecutive phases of activity.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV104010	Migrated Record: 1906.
SDV104011	Migrated Record: 1963.
SDV104013	Migrated Record:
SDV104014	Migrated Record:
SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4315-4316 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #88922 ]
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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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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