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Summary

A probable former marl pit of possible medieval to 19th century date was visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data on the west-facing slopes below Snodwell Farm. The earthworks are concealed from view by a small woodland or copse of at least early 19th century date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MARL PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

A woodland was depicted and listed as plot 2052, Marl Pit Coppice.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2104 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The earthwork pit remained obscured by dense woodland.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2104 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An extensive earthwork pit was visible, diseceted by a stream.

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

A probable former marl pit was visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data on the west-facing slopes below Snodwell Farm.
The earthwork visible on lidar derived imagery corresponds closely with a woodland or copse depicted on maps from the Tithe Map for Stockland onwards and was therefore established prior to the mid-19th century. The Tithe Apportionment for Stockland lists the woodland plot (2052) as Marl Pit Coppice. The woodland remains well established on the most recent images available to the survey and is depicted on the OS MasterMap.
It is possible that the marl pit was created in the medieval period. Once the extractive use had ceased the pit, as less productive agricultural land, was probably then converted to a coppice, possibly in the later medieval or post-medieval period, but potentially as late as the early 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
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 ST2104 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2104 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #75151 ]

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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