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Summary

The location of several large and semi-regularly shaped extractive pits, possibly former sand pits of probable post-medieval to modern date, were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as cropmarks and earthworks, in a number of locations on the north-facing slopes overlooking the Culm valley, north and south of Beare Lane.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SAND PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4170-4171 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

An irregularly shaped shallow pit is visible as an earthwork.

Historic England, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/1058 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357541.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as a cropmark.

Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9800 29-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356896.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as a cropmark.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9800 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

An irregularly shaped shallow pit is visible as a very shallow earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

The location of a large and irregularly shaped extractive pit of probable post-medieval to modern date was visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork and cropmarks, on the north-facing slopes overlooking the Culm valley, south of Beare Lane. The pit is clearly visible as a shallow earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. Cropmarks visible on later aerial photographs might support the interpretation that several phases of extraction are represented. An irregularly shaped sand pit is depicted and annotated on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map to the north-east and it is possible that this feature was made for a similar function. It is one of several such possible former pits recorded within an area of approximately 400 square metres to the north and south of Beare Lane.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV356896	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9800 29-SEP-2002.
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4170-4171 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #68130 ]
SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9800 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005.
SDV357541	Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1984. NMR 2162. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2162/1058 02-JUL-1984.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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