See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Two possible former extractive pits of probable post-medieval to mid-19th century date were visible as earthworks on and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NE/151

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) QUARRY (Unknown date)
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126782.

Des=reed,s. J. /blackdown hills ironworking survey - notes on fieldwalking yarcombe estate forest areas/(mar 1995)/ in yarcombe pf.

ANDREWS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69350.

Wooded quarry site at pit close probably for chert or marl (reed).

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

The pits were not depicted as earthworks but fall within a woodland named as Pit Close.

Reed, S. J., 1995, Notes on Fieldwalking Yarcombe Estate Forest Areas, 16. Pit Close. (Un-published). SDV358374.

Quarry pit at south-eastern end of field, probably for chert or marl.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-AUG-2016 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The pits remained obscured by trees.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2508 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Two earthwork pits were 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 roughly oval pits, circa 30 and 37 metres across, were visible as earthworks within Pit Close, Yarcombe Parish.
The visible earthworks fall within the area of woodland depicted on the OS First Edition 25 inch map named Pit Close, which is approximately half that depicted on the current OS MasterMap.
This supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of extractive pits that had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century and were subsequently reused for woodland. The earthworks remained obscured from view on aerial photographs by dense woodland in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV126782	Migrated Record:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97149 ]
SDV358374	Un-published: Reed, S. J.. 1995. Notes on Fieldwalking Yarcombe Estate Forest Areas. A4 Stapled + Digital. 16. Pit Close..
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
SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-AUG-2016 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2508 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 30-APR-2016.
SDV69350	Migrated Record: ANDREWS.

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)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.