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Summary

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, interpreted as a post-medieval or early 19th century extractive pit, possibly for marl, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1995 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The extractive pit had likely passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• MARL PIT? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any pit features shown in this location. The western half of the earthwork lies within land parcel 2650, recorded as ‘Orchard’, and the eastern half within land parcel 2645, recorded as ‘Marl Park’.

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

The eastern half of the earthwork corresponds with a curvilinear feature.

Ordnance Survey, 1995, OS/95080, OS/95080 V 215-216 12-APR-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352110.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7160 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

An irregularly shaped pit, circa 65m long by 20m wide, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1995 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The western half of the earthwork lies within land parcel 2650 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map and the eastern half within land parcel 2645. These are recorded as ‘Orchard’ and ‘Marl Park’, respectively, on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. The eastern half also corresponds with a curvilinear feature on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map. This supports the interpretation that the earthwork represents an extractive pit, possibly for marl, of post-medieval or early 19th century date which had fallen out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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