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Summary

A possible marl pit or gravel pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Foxhill Farm. The pit was not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

An orchard is depicted within the site of the earthwork. Marl pits and a gravel pit are also depicted in close proximity here.

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 or gravel 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 or gravel pit of between post-medieval to 19th century date is visible as earthwork pit on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Foxhill Farm. The earthwork is semi-circular in shape and measures approximately 24m in length by 20m in width. The site of the earthwork is depicted as an orchard on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, the orchard likely being established within the pit following its abandonment. This association between extraction pit and orchard has been a common theme during this survey. Marl pits and a gravel pit are also depicted in close proximity here, suggesting this earthwork was also likely utilised for such. The earthwork pit was not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: 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: #75227 ]

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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