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Summary

A former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to mid-19th century date, probably a marl pit, was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NE/89

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

ST20NE/089/01, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99208.

Earthwork labelled 'old marl pit' on os 6" (c1890) adjacent to a pit in stockland.(st20ne/089/01).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99209.

Des=os 6"(c1890)59ne.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99210.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

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

Two adjacent pits are lshown and labelled Old marl Pits

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

The earthwork cprresponds with an area depicted as scrub or light woodland.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4124-4125 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit was visible.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The earthwork is obscure by trees.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2505 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An earthwork pit was visible.

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 30 by 20 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
The visible earthworks correspond with one of two adjacent pits pit shown on the OS First Edition 25 inch map and labelled as Old Marl Pit, and was therefore not transcribed by the survey. The pit is also depicted on Tithe Map for Yarcombe. The pit therefore probably passed out of use by the mid-19th century.
The earthwork was obscured by trees on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2017.

Sources / Further Reading

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/1975 RS 4124-4125 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2505 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #92898 ]
SDV99208	Migrated Record: ST20NE/089/01.
SDV99209	Migrated Record:
SDV99210	Migrated Record:

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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