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Summary

A marl pit is visible on historic maps and an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of old marl pits dating to the 19th century or earlier

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Marlpit marked as "Old Marlpit" on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Extent of marlpit marked on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

Ordnance Survey, 2006, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV324628.

Extent of marlpit is marked as field boundaries on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1994 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A earthwork depression is visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

An earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthwork corresponds with an 'Old Marl Pit' depicted on the First Edition OS map. The earthwork is interpreted as a marl pit of post-medieval to 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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