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Summary

Possible former extractive pits of post-medieval to mid-19th century date were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A small pond wiwas depicted within the area of the visible earthwork pits.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3296 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Two pits were visible as earthworks under pasture.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0804 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A small oval pit was visible as an earthwork.

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

Two pits up to circa 55 metres long were visible as an oval and irregularly shaped earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. The visible earthworks did not correspond with any extractive features depicted in this location on the 19th century mapping available to the survey. Features interpreted as ponds were depicted in this location on both the OS First Edition 25 inch map and the Tithe Map for Payhembury. This supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of extractive pits that had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century.
The visible earthworks have been partly destroyed by the creation of a larger pond, as depicted on the current OS MasterMap, but digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 demonstrated that the smaller oval pit probably survives as a subtle earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3296 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #77840 ]
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0804 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.
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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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