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Summary

Two former extractive pits of between 19th to early 20th century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southwest of Monument Farm, Hemyock.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
• GRAVEL PIT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The southern of the two earthworks is possibly enclosed by a dotted line enclosure on this map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The northern of the two earthworks corresponds with a ‘Gravel Pit’ depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2078-79 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The northern of the two earthworks is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1316 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two earthwork pits are visible.

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

Two former extractive pits of between 19th to early 20th century date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southwest of Monument Farm, Hemyock. The northern of the two earthworks is sub-oval in shape and measures approximately 35m in length by 18m in width. This earthwork is partly depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1904-06 and labelled as ‘Gravel Pit’, but not on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, suggesting the pit is of later 19th to early century date. The earthwork to the south is sub-circular in shape and measures approximately 22m in length by 20m in width. A dotted line of a small square enclosure is depicted in this location on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, suggesting the earthwork was likely extant by this time. Given the presence of a gravel pit to the north, it seems reasonable to argue that this earthwork exercised a similar such function.

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

The northern of the two earthworks corresponds with a pond and earthwork shown in this location.

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).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2078-79 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1316 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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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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