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Summary

Possible former extraction pits of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as a series of earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1950 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Stafford Moor and Skinner’s Copse.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/124

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) QUARRY (Unknown date)
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130196.

Des=horner, w. /(9/9/1997)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.

Vis=4/9/1997 (horner + middleton) evidence of quarrying or whetstone mining into scarp south of stafford hill (horner).

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4108-09 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.

A series of possible extraction pits are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1105 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of possible extraction pits are visible.

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

Possible former extraction pits of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as a series of earthwork pits on aerial photographs of 1950 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Stafford Moor and Skinner’s Copse. The earthworks are situated on the steep west facing slopes of a ridge and occupy an area of approximately 3 hectares. The earthworks range from small sub-oval shaped pits typically between 8m to 15m in length, to large, irregular shaped cuttings up to 80m in length. These earthworks were initially viewed with some scepticism, although it is unclear how some of the earthworks recorded here could be formed through natural erosion. In addition, the earthworks are situated in an area where a high density of other extractive and mine workings has been recorded in the vicinity, such as Roman open cast iron-ore pits and post-medieval whetstone mines. It has been suggested elsewhere within this record that these earthworks may indeed represent evidence of whetstone mining, although they bear little similarity to earthworks of other whetstobne mines recorded elsewhere within the Blackdown Hills. The earthworks are largely obscured by tree cover and are only clearly visible on lidar images.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV130196	Migrated Record:
SDV2244	Migrated Record:
SDV357845	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4108-09 04-MAR-1950.
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
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1105 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #96062 ]

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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