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| HER Number: | MDV39028 |
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| Name: | Marl pit east of Mincombe Farm, Sidmouth |
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Summary
An old marl pit is depicted on historic maps and visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 153 938 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/123
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARL PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106702.
'old marl pit' shown on os 6" (1906) map and os 6" (1963) map.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106703.
Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 82ne.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106704.
Des=os 6"(1963)map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
An 'Old Marl Pit' is depicted.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 211 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Pit shown and marked 'Old Marl Pit' on Ordnance Survey map of 1891. Area shown as Greensand/Upper Keuper Marl on geology map.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1593 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016, and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An earthwork depression is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
An earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthwork corresponds with an 'Old Marl Pit' depicted on the First Edition OS map and is interpreted as a an extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century origin, that ceased extraction by the late 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV106702 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
| SDV106703 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV106704 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - 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. 211. |
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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 SY1593 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016, and 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #132978 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2021 10:22AM |
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