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HER Number: | MDV112902 |
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Name: | Extraction Pit to the Northwest of Spain Farm |
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Summary
A possible extraction pit of likely post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the northwest of Spain Farm.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 004 926 |
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Map Sheet: | SY09SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Farringdon |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | FARRINGDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Possible ponds are depicted within the vicinity here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4432-33 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 070-71 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 401 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.
The possible extraction pit is visible as an earthwork pit.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89277, OS/89277 V 123-24 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356291.
The former extraction pit appears to have been levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible extraction pit of likely post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the northwest of Spain Farm. The sub-circular shaped earthwork measures approximately 28m in length by 25m in width and is located adjacent to an un-named road. A number of features representing ponds of possible former extraction pits are depicted within the vicinity here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs up until 1966, although appears to have been levelled by 1989.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4432-33 13-APR-1946. |
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SDV354847 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 070-71 26-JUL-1963. [Mapped feature: #72260 ] |
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SDV356291 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89277. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89277 V 123-24 14-JUN-1989. |
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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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SDV357577 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 401 22-JUL-1966. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2025 2:39PM |
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