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| HER Number: | MDV70371 |
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| Name: | Military earthworks on Lympstone Common, Lympstone |
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Summary
A number of small square pits/trenches noted in wood on Lympstone Common. The pits are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They could be related to activities of General Simcoe’s troops in the early 19th century, or are of possible Second World War origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 028 849 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lympstone |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYMPSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/359
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRENCH (XIX to World War II - 1801 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 10, Part 1; 37, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 125 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
A number of small square pits/trenches noted in wood on Lympstone Common. Features up to 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres by 0.3 metre deep. Of possible World War Two date, or later.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 125 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 125 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0284; SY0384 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Numerous square pits are visible as earthworks.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A series of parallel rows of up to six sub-square pits, circa 1.5m by 1.5m, are visible within an area of 2.5 hectares on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They are possibly related to activities of General Simcoe’s troops in the early 19th century, or are of possible Second World War origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 10, Part 1; 37, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 125. |
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| SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 125. |
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| SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 125. |
| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0284; SY0384 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV113771 | Related to: Pits and Platforms on Lympstone Common (Monument) |
| MDV15120 | Related to: Possible Military Earthworks on Woodbury Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2021 6:56PM |
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