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Summary

A roughly circular pit or hollow surrounded by a slight bank is visible on images derived from lidar data as an earthwork up to circa 55m in diameter, on the gentle east-facing slopes east of Blacker Barton, Staverton parish, overlooking the River Hems. The earthwork does not correspond to any feature depicted on the Tithe Map or Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map. It has been interpreted as a possible former pond but an origin as a quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval date may be more likely.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
• POND? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV297 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Circular shape, with a depression on the middle. Possible pond.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

A possible shallow pit up to 55m in diameter is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

The earthwork has been interpreted as a possible former pond. It does not correspond to any feature depicted on the Tithe Map or Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and an origin as a quarry or extractive pit and associated spread spoil bank may be more probable.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

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