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HER Number:MDV113355
Name:Earthwork Pit, New House Farm

Summary

A possible extraction pit of post-medieval to modern date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at New House Farm. It remains visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1963, although appears to have been levelled by 1992.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 000 916
Map Sheet:SY09SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst Honiton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST HONITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

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

Marl pits are located in close proximity to the east on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3397-98 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The earthwork pit is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 069 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The earthwork pit is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92196 V, OS/92196 V 165-66 14-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355002.

The former earthwork pit appears to have been levelled.

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

A possible extraction pit of post-medieval to modern date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at New House Farm. The small circular pit measures approximately 11m in diameter and is located in close proximity to two marl pits, approximately 340m to the east. It is possible the earthwork pit exercised a similar such function. It remains visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1963, although appears to have been levelled by 1992.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3397-98 13-APR-1946.
SDV354847Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 069 26-JUL-1963. [Mapped feature: #72691 ]
SDV355002Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92196 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92196 V 165-66 14-JUN-1992.
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Jun 5 2023 2:27PM