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Summary

A former quarry or extractive pit, probably a quarry pit of post-medieval to 19th century date, was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to 1990s as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes of Honiton Hill, south of Hale Farm, Honiton. The pit corresponds with an old marl pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/76

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MARL PIT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1880 AD? (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132081.

Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 70ne.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132082.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132083.

Des=os 6"(1891)70ne.

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

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1441-1442 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69270, OS/69270 V 104-105 12-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359511.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

'old marl pit' shown on os 6" (1906) 'marl pit (disused)' shown on os 6" (1963) map (os). Vis=2/9/1992 (simpson + noble) this marl pit, which is still visible, cut through bank st10se/52.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1700 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

An earthwork pit was visible, albeit in an overgrown condition.

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

A former quarry or extractive pit, probably a quarry pit of post-medieval to 19th century date, was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 to 1990s and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014 as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes of Honiton Hill, south of Hale Farm, Honiton. The pit corresponds with an old marl pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, annotated as Old Marl Pit, and has therefore not been transcribed by the NMP survey.
Further pits visible immediately to the west were not depicted on the historic map and have been transcribed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV132081	Migrated Record:
SDV132082	Migrated Record:
SDV132083	Migrated Record:
SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #89073 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1441-1442 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1700 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359511	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69270. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/69270 V 104-105 12-JUN-1969.

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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