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Summary

A pit visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1970s, south of Burridge, Chardstock parish, is probably they remains of a chalk pit of post-medieval to 19th century date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30NW/37

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CHALK PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV121757.

Des=carter,r. W.(chard history group)/appendix b - chardstock parish checklist/(april 1999)/in chardstock pf.

CARTER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV47986.

Chalk/marl pit shown as 'mle pit' on henley map + located during fieldwork (carter).

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV360577.

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit or quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3320-3321 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A pit is visible as a slight earthwork and cropmark.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 254-255 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.

A pit is visible as a slight earthwork and cropmark.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3105 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.

A pit is visible as a cropmark.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data, Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST3105 13-JUN-2014 (Cartographic). SDV360175.

A pit is visible as a very slight earthwork.

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

An oval pit circa 38 by 30 metres in size was visible as an earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, on the west-facing slopes south of Burridge, Chardstock parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The pit is therefore interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit, probably a chalk pit of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the late-19th century.
The pit was visible as very slight earthworks on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2014, and has possibly been partly levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV121757	Migrated Record:
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3320-3321 11-APR-1947.
SDV359317	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3105 23-MAY-2010.
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
SDV359524	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 254-255 11-NOV-1971. [Mapped feature: #97278 ]
SDV360175	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data ST3105 13-JUN-2014.
SDV360577	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV47986	Migrated Record: CARTER.

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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