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Summary

A possible former extractive pit of post-medieval to mid-19th century date is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Pitt Orchard Copse, Culmstock.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 103 is recorded as ‘Pit Orchard Coppice’ on the Culmstock Parish Tithe Apportionment.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1116 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An earthwork pit is visible.

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

A possible former extractive pit of post-medieval to mid-19th century date is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Pitt Orchard Copse, Culmstock. The sub-circular shaped earthwork measures approximately 50m in diameter. The visible earthworks are situated within Plot 103 on the Culmstock Parish Tithe map and recorded as ‘Pit Orchard Coppice’ on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. This supports the interpretation that the extractive pit had passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century. The earthwork was not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital image made available to the survey owing to the dense tree cover here.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1116 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78261 ]
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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SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. 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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