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| HER Number: | MDV46254 |
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| Name: | Clay Pit in the Parish of Upottery |
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Summary
Clay pit in the Parish of Upottery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 196 054 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Upottery |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NE/85
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAY PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120507.
Old clay pit marked on os 6" (1890) map. Claypits farm to s on os 6" (1969) map (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120508.
Des=os 6"(1890)59nw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120509.
Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.
07/2015, Former Gerway Nurseries, Ottery St. Mary, East Devon (Report - Evaluation). SDV359405.
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in July 2015 at the former Gerway Nurseries, Ottery St. Mary, East Devon. Eight trenches were excavated. No features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed during groundworks, and no artefactual material pre-dating the post medieval or modern periods were recovered. Within a few of the trenches the only features recorded comprised the remains of post medieval field system ditches which broadly correspond to historic mapping.
The Head deposit present on the slopes that characterise much of the Site contains local deposits of sand, gravel, marl and clay. During the post-medieval and modern periods these deposits were extracted and pits, some of which are very deep, are located across much of the Site. Likewise the river valley bottom contains alluvial deposits of gravel that were also targets for extraction. The location of these pits, as recorded during the walkover survey is shown on Figures 7-9. Notable area of extraction include a number of large gravel pits located to the west of the A30 around Cheney’s Farm; marl pits in the general vicinity of Monkton Barton; clay pits on the slopes around Higher Yard, to the east of Yard Farm and Hayne Farm; clay pits to the east of Clay Pits Farm and clay pits around Wellsprings Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120507 | Migrated Record: 1969. |
| SDV120508 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120509 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV359405 | Report - Evaluation: 07/2015. Former Gerway Nurseries, Ottery St. Mary, East Devon. Cotswold Archaeology. 15609. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 29 2016 2:45PM |
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