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HER Number:MDV116193
Name:Marl Pit west of Lucerhayes Farm, Honiton

Summary

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

Location

Grid Reference:SY 167 989
Map Sheet:SY19NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHoniton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHONITON

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

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

Map object based partly on this source.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 633 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

'Old Marlpit' shown on Ordnance Survey 1891 map. Not shown on modern map. Area shown as Upper (Keuper) Marl on geology map.
Ordnance Survey 1891 1:10560 map (Sheet 70NE).

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1699 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Map object based partly on this source.

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

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It corresponds with an ‘Old Marl Pit’ depicted and marked on the late-19th century OS map, but covers a wider area to the west.

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. 633.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1699 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016.
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:Sep 21 2021 7:24PM