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Summary

A marl pit is depicted on historic maps and visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of old marl pits dating to the 19th century or earlier

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/132

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114869.

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

1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114870.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114871.

Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 83nw.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114872.

Des=os 6"(1963)map.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Part of the earthwork corresponds with a semi-circular enclosure within Plot 797 'Higher Redwood'.

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

The earthwork corresponds with a depicted 'Old Marl Pit' with pond, and a woodland enclosure.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 485 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Pit shown but not marked on modern map. Area shown as Upper Keuper Marl or Valley Gravel on geology map.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1994 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A large earthwork depression is visible.

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

A large earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthwork is of overall oval shape, circa 65m by 50m, and of irregular depth. The northern part of the depression corresponds with a semi-circular enclosure visible within a plot recorded as'Higher Redwood' on the Tithe Map. The features corresponds with a marl pit and a small woodland enclosure depicted on the First Edition OS map. A pond is depicted in the northern part of the depression. The depression is interpreted as a marl pit of post-medieval to 19th century origin, that ceased extraction by the late-19th century, after which it became a pond and woodland.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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