MSO10924 - Coal Pits, north of Litton Farm (Monument)

Summary

'Coal Pits' and 'Black Pits Plain' place names are recorded in an area of quarries and cropmarks.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

'Coal Pits' and 'Black Pits Plain' are marked on Ordnance Survey mapping, together with several old quarries. [1] There are several cropmarks in this area, including circular banks and small squares. [2-4] "Coal Pits" place name is recorded in an area of quarries and cropmarks. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560. SS83SW.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 81, 8594 (September 1971_.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography. LHL CPE.UK.1980 3369 (April 1947).
  • <4> Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS8033F.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 4 April 1995.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1068314, Extant 2 February 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE14255
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW22
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1068314
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 33063

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8079 3387 (1187m by 358m) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SS83SW
Civil Parish MOLLAND, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 5:39PM

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