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HER Number:MDV70918
Name:Sand Pit at Scott's Pollard

Summary

Irregular, roughly pear-shaped pit, circa 20 metres north-south by 8 metres east-west, with small oval pit on east side, circa 10 metres north-south by 3 metres east-west. It is visible as an earthwork pit on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 055 922
Map Sheet:SY09SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAylesbeare
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAYLESBEARE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SE/144

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SAND PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 9, Part 1; 58, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 213 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Irregular, roughly pear-shaped pit, circa 20 metres north-south by 8 metres east-west, with small oval pit on east side, circa 10 metres north-south by 3 metres east-west. The feature probably represents sand pits as there are others nearby.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 213 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 213 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Exeter Archaeology, 2007, East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007, 55, Site No. 213 (Archive - Survey). SDV351571.

Irregular, roughly pear-shaped pit, circa 20 metres north-south by 8 metres east-west, with small oval pit on east side, circa 10 metres north-south by 3 metres east-west. The feature probably represents sand pits as there are others nearby.

Under no threat from foot traffic. Lies in area of dense gorse.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0592 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, circa 18m by 11m, of a possible sand pit is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 9, Part 1; 58, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 213.
SDV351571Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 55, Site No. 213.
SDV358490Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 213.
SDV359019Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 213.
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0592 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016.
SDV363914Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 26 2020 12:54PM