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| HER Number: | MDV103018 |
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| Name: | Pit to the east of Windy Cove, Mortehoe |
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Summary
A pit or hollow of unknown date and function is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs from the 1940s onwards to the east of Windy Cove, Mortehoe. The earthwork remains visible on digital images derived from Lidar data acquired in 2007.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 447 453 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3027-8 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A small earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4445 Environment Agency D0079020 01-APR-2007 (Cartographic). SDV350317.
A small earthwork pit is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4445 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.
A small earthwork pit is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A pit or hollow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs from the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from Lidar data acquired in 2007, less than 200 metres to the east of Windy Cove, Mortehoe. The pit appears to be embanked or surrounded by upcast soil on its west, north and eastern sides, and accessed from the south via an eroded or sunken track. The date and function of the earthwork are unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349344 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4445 04-MAY-2007. [Mapped feature: #62519 ] |
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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3027-8 11-JUL-1946. |
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| SDV350317 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4445 Environment Agency D0079020 01-APR-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2012 6:33PM |
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