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Summary

An irregularly shaped former extractive pit, probably a former marl pit of possible post-medieval to mid-19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as an earthwork on the south-east facing slopes east of Yankee Cottage, Awliscombe parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SW/71

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• MARL PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV112395.

Des=os 6"(1890)58sw.

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit.

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

The visible earthwork corresponds in part with a pit annotated as Old Marl Pit.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

'old marl pit' marked on os 1st edition 6".

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1103-ST1203 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A pit was visible as an earthwork.

Ryder, L., 2013, The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity (Monograph). SDV359873.

By the time of the Tithe Survey many marl pits on the Blackdown Hills were redundant, with former quarries utilised as orchards or copses.

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

An irregularly shaped pit, circa 95 by 35 metres in size, was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south-east facing slopes east of Yankee Cottage, Awliscombe parish.
The western end of the visible earthwork corresponds with an Old Marl Pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, supporting the interpretation of the remains as a former extractive pit potentially of post-medieval origin that was abandoned by the late-19th century. The visible earthwork pit extends to the east for almost 60 metres beyond this depicted relict quarry, indicating that more than an earlier phase of extraction might be represented, one which had ended prior to circa 1840. Many marl pits on the Blackdown Hills are known to have been redundant by the time of the Tithe Survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV112395	Migrated Record:
SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1103-ST1203 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #92733 ]
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.
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SDV359873	Monograph: Ryder, L.. 2013. The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity. The Historic Landscape of Devon: A Study in Change and Continuity. A4 Paperback.

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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