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| HER Number: | MDV106782 |
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| Name: | Pit Orchard, Voggis Hill Farm, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A post-medieval extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016 beneath tree cover north of Voggis Hill Farm and corresponds to a plot recorded on the Tithe Map as 'Pit Orchard'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 155 911 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848, 546 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The plot is recorded as 'Pit Orchard'.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The orchard has passed out of use, and the plot is now depicted as scrub and furze.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 226 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Field called Pit Orchard on Tithe Map/Tithe Apportionment (Tithe Apportionment N0. 546). No pit shown on modern map.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A large earthwork depression is visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 29-MAY-2020 ACCESSED 06-SEP-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
The plot is unchanged in form since the Tithe Map, and continues to be under tree cover.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A large earthwork depression is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and corresponds approximately to a plot recorded as 'Pit Orchard' on the Tithe Map. The earthwork is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that passed out of use prior to circa 1840, after which it was planted as an orchard. The orchard passed out of use prior to circa 1904, and appears to have developed naturally into woodland after. The plot continues to be under tree cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. 546. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 226. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66300 Monument record drawn from a combination of the Tithe Map and lidar data., ] |
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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 29-MAY-2020 ACCESSED 06-SEP-2021. |
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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: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 15 2021 2:30PM |
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