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Summary

A former extractive pit of possible medieval to mid-19th century date was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century to north-west of Wood Head
• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century to north of Wood Head
• SHINE: Pond dating to the later 19th century to north-east of Wood Head

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• (Former Type) POND (XIX - 1838 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plot 693 is listed as Kitten Hole, under arable cultivation associated with Farrants (should be Tarrants?) Farm.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Neither pond nor copse are shown.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A pond is depicted within a copse.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0600-ST0700, ST0701 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A large pit was visible as an earthwork. Map object based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

An irregularly shaped pit circa 60 by 35 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any pit features explicitly depicted in this location on the 19th century mapping available to the survey, but a pond within a copse does fall within the area of the pit on the OS First Edition 25 inch map. The pond was previously recorded as part of MDV113585. Neither pond not copse are shown on the Tithe Map for Payhembury but the plot in which the pit is located is named as Kitten Hole on the Tithe Apportionment.
This evidence supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of an extractive that pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century and was subsequently turned over to woodland and a pond. A pit remains depicted as a pond on the current OS MasterMap base layer.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Ponds marked, 327, 469 and 521 metres south-west of Blue Anchor Cross respectively . Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0600-ST0700, ST0701 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV359962	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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