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HER Number:MDV53292
Name:CLAY EXTRACTION SITE in the Parish of Combe Raleigh

Summary

Disturbed ground visible on ap. Possible opencast site (emafu).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 151 028
Map Sheet:ST10SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCombe Raleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOMBE RALEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/278

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CLAY EXTRACTION SITE (Unknown date)

Full description

SEE CRFS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96122.

However nearby workings are identified as claypits on os (see crfs).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV96124.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/4445-6/(11/04/1947).


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2446-2447 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The reported disturbed ground was not visible.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1994, Blackdown Hills ironworking survey (Report - Survey). SDV126734.

Disturbed ground visible on aerial photograph. Possible opencast site.


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

The cited aerial photographs do not depict this location. The disturbed ground reported by the above authority was not noted by the NMP survey on prints on other runs from the same sortie. It is likely that this monument is mis-located.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV126734Report - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1994. Blackdown Hills ironworking survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report.
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2446-2447 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV96122Migrated Record: SEE CRFS.
SDV96124Aerial Photograph:

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 12:50PM