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HER Number:MDV116146
Name:Marl pits south of Poundwater, Farway

Summary

An old marl pit is depicted on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map and visible as an earthwork depression on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 169 959
Map Sheet:SY19NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFarway
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARWAY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The plot is recorded as 'Higher Clay' (Plot 130).

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

Old marl pits are depicted.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 595 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

'Old Marl Pit' shown and marked on Ordnance Survey map of 1891. Shown and marked as disused pit on modern map.
Ordnance Survey 1891 1:10560 map (Sheet 70SE).

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1695 Bluesky International DTM APR-JUN 2016 (exact date unknown) (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Two irregular shaped earthwork depressions are visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

Two irregular shaped earthwork depressions are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depressions partially correspond with old marl pits depicted on the First Edition OS map. The plot is recorded as 'Higher Clay' in the Tithe Survey. The depressions are interpreted as old marl pits of post-medieval origin, that ceased extraction by the late-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 595.
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1695 Bluesky International DTM APR-JUN 2016 (exact date unknown). [Mapped features: #75486 Polygon drawn from combination of lidar data and First Edition OS map., ; #133405 Polygon drawn from combination of lidar data and First Edition OS map., ]
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV363914Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 20 2021 2:46PM