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Summary

A former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 at Marsh Farm, Yarcombe parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The pit is not depicted. Hachures north of farm buildings at Marsh Farm might indicate more extensive excavations.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 0275-0276 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.

A pit is visible as a shallow earthwork.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2510 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016, 30-APR-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The pit remains visible as a shallow earthwork.

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

A roughly triangular pit circa 85 by 40 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, west of Marsh Farm, Yarcombe parish.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit shown on the 19th century maps available to the survey. However, hachures shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map within the farmstead might support the interpretation that the pit is actually more substantial and that the farm buildings are located within its former extent.
The visible pit is therefore interpreted as the remains, possibly partial, of an extensive extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century date that had passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359591	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3821. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3821 V 0275-0276 29-OCT-1971.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2510 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016, 30-APR-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #79087 ]

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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