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HER Number:MDV36566
Name:Clay pits north of Roundball Lane, Honiton

Summary

Two irregular earthwork pits, visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, correspond with disused clay pits marked on the 19th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 159 991
Map Sheet:SY19NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHoniton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHONITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NE/73

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CLAY PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plots 1289 and 1290 are both named 'Pit' with a cultivation type of 'Wood'.

1906, 1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96244.

'old clay pits' shown on os 6" (1906) map.

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96246.

Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 70ne.

1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96247.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

1963, 1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96245.

'clay pits (disused)' shown on os 6" (1963) map.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 512 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

'Old Clay Pits' shown on Ordnance Survey 1891 map. On Tithe Map/Tithe Apportionment field called Pit & Pit Close (SY 1592 9918, Tithe Apportionment No. 1289) and to east Pit Close Orchard (SY 1594 9904, Tithe Apportionment No. 1300). Area depicted on geology map as Valley Gravels. Pits marked on modern map.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1599 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Two irregular earthwork pits are visible.

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

Two irregular earthwork pits are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They correspond with features depicted on the historic mapping; they are marked as ‘Old Clay Pits’ on the late-19th century OS maps. The tithe map and apportionment record the features as woodland, each named ‘Pit’, which suggests that they went out of use and were subsequently wooded by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 512.
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1599 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #132802 Replaces point at SY 1589 9914, ]
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.
SDV96244Migrated Record: 1906. 1906.
SDV96245Migrated Record: 1963. 1963.
SDV96246Migrated Record: 1906.
SDV96247Migrated Record: 1963.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Sep 13 2021 3:46PM