See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

A marl pit and site of a later orchard are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Bidwell Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/114

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV136662.

"old marl pit" marked on os 6" (1891) shown on os 6" (1969) as earthwork.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV136663.

Des=os 6" (1891)59nw.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV136664.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV136665.

Des=os 6"(1969)st20nw.

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

The marl pit is depicted on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2308 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The marl pit and orchard banks are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, OS/96569 V 179-80 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The marl pit and orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

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

A marl pit and the site of a later orchard are visible as earthwork pit and banked features on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Bidwell Farm. The 'Old Marl Pit' is labelled and depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. At some point following its abandonment, it appears to have been re-used as an orchard. Aerial photographs of 1947 show a series of northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, upon which the fruit trees were established, within the former pit. All traces of fruit trees appear to have been cleared by this time however. The marl pit and orchard banks remain clearly visible on aerial photographs of 1996.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV136662	Migrated Record: 1969.
SDV136663	Migrated Record:
SDV136664	Migrated Record:
SDV136665	Migrated Record:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93211 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2308 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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. OS/96569 V 179-80 08-MAY-1996.

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)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.