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| HER Number: | MDV50035 |
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| Name: | Possible extraction pit within Black Down, Sheldon parish |
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Summary
A sub-circular shaped earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to 19th century extraction pit or Roman ironstone mine is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, within Black Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 101 070 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sheldon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHELDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 188699
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- MINE? (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV102470.
Circular feature visible on raf ap's. Unclear what it is or if related to cairn reference st10nw-024 (aph).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV102471.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/4292-3/(11/4/1947).
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4292-4293 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1007 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An earthwork pit of a possible post-medieval to 19th century extraction pit or Roman ironstone mine is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, within Black Down. The sub-circular shaped earthwork measures approximately 30m in diameter. Whilst it is located in the immediate vicinity of Roman ironstone mines, it is considerably larger and better defined, perhaps suggesting therefore that it is more likely to represent a post-medieval to 19th century extraction pit. There was no clear evidence for the purported cairn alluded to elsewhere in this record, although the Historic England AMIE record has suggested the tumulus was possibly destroyed by quarrying before the middle of the 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV102470 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV102471 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4292-4293 11-APR-1947. |
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| 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 ST1007 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #93680 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:25PM |
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