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HER Number:MDV115873
Name:Possible Marl Pit, east of Wayside, Uffculme

Summary

A possible marl pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Wayside. It remains visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 105 119
Map Sheet:ST11SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUffculme
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUFFCULME

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MARL PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Marl pits are also depicted in close proximity here.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3291-92 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The possible marl pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1011 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible marl pit is visible as an earthwork pit.


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

A possible marl pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the east of Wayside. The earthwork is oval in shape and measures approximately 30m in length by 20m in width. Marl pits are depicted in close proximity here, suggesting this earthwork was also likely utilised for such. The possible marl pit

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3291-92 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:2
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1011 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #75219 ]

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 1:01PM