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Summary

A large irregularly shaped extractive pit, interpreted as a former marl pit of probable post-medieval to modern date, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2010. It is likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MARL PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

No features are depicted in this location, although several old marl pits are marked in the surrounding area.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2292-2293 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0909 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A large irregular pit, 45 by 20 metres in maximum visible extent, is visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2010. Although no features are depicted in this location on the available historic mapping, several marl pits are marked in the wider area on the late-19th century maps, and the earthwork is interpreted as a possible marl pit of post-medieval or early modern date. Its edges are less well-defined than similar earthworks nearby which correspond to the marl pits on the historic mapping, suggesting that this was an extractive pit that became disused at an earlier date. Earthworks are likely to survive.

Sources / Further Reading

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 FP 2292-2293 11-APR-1947.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0909 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68127 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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