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Summary

A former extractive pit of possible medieval to mid-19th century date was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00SE/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• MARL PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1880, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117551.

'old marl pit' shown on os 25" (1880) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117552.

Des=os 25" (1880) map.

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

The pit is not depicted or named.

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

The eastern edge of the pit is depicted and annotated as Old Marl Pit. The western, larger area of pit falls within Tale Wood Copse.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0700 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregularly shaped pit circa 115 by 60 metres in size was visible as an earthwork.

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 115 by 60 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
The visible earthworks partly correspond with the eastern edge of a pit depicted in this location on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and annotated as Old Marl Pit. The western edge of the pit is not marked but falls within an area of woodland named as Tale Wood Copse, which is depicted containing two ponds. The pit is not shown or listed on the Tithe map or apportionments for Payhembury.
This supports the interpretation that the visible earthworks are the remains of a large extractive pit, probably a marl pit, that had passed out of use prior to the mid-to-late 19th century and was partly subsequently utilised as a copse and ponds. Two pits remain depicted as ponds on the current OS MasterMap base layer with the eastern edge of the former pit. The full extent of the pit has been transcribed and recorded by the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV117551	Migrated Record: 1880.
SDV117552	Migrated Record:
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.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0700 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #98233 ]
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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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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