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| HER Number: | MDV50045 |
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| Name: | Pits in Dunkeswell parish |
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Summary
Surface irregularities, including water-filled hollows visible on RAF aerial photos.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 144 058 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and cropmarks of pits, part of extensive Roman and post-Roman open cast ironstone mines, 18th-19th century Laurel Walk and sites of structures associated with former WWII Dunkeswell airfield at Highwood
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/110/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CAST MINE (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, CPE/ UK 1974, 4445-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.
Surface irregularities, including water-filled hollows visible on RAF aerial photos.
Exeter Archaeology, 1995, Blackdown Hills ironworking survey (Report - Survey). SDV341876.
Visit 1/3/1995 Undulating pasture field with pit-like depressions of 20-30metres diameter and 0.4-0.5metres deep. Similar depressions to those at st10nw/105. One piece of iron nodule picked up from rhododendron walk at st14320577.
Walls, S., 2004, Enclosure Awards, an Ignored Landscape; a Case Study of the Blackdown Hills, 11-12 (Report - Survey). SDV342100.
Iron workings ignore field boundaries and roads and are pre-enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV110669 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. CPE/ UK 1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4445-6. |
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| SDV341876 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 1995. Blackdown Hills ironworking survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV342100 | Report - Survey: Walls, S.. 2004. Enclosure Awards, an Ignored Landscape; a Case Study of the Blackdown Hills. Exeter University Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11-12. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV110229 | Part of: Open cast ironstone mines, from Black Down and North Hill, eastwards to Hill View Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 25 2017 10:20AM |
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