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| HER Number: | MDV36568 |
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| Name: | Marl Pit north of Roundball Lane, Honiton |
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Summary
An irregular earthwork pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It corresponds to an ‘Old Marl Pit’ depicted on the late-19th century OS mapping and probably went out of use by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 159 992 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NE/71
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARL PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96232.
'old marl pit' shown on os 6" (1906) map.
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96233.
'marl pit (disused)' shown on os 6" (1963) map.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96234.
Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 70ne.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96235.
Des=os 6"(1963)map.
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 1300 is named 'Pit Close Orchard'.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 213 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
'Old Marl Pit' shown on Oordnance Survey 1891 map. Not shown on modern map. Area depicted on geology map as Upper (Keuper) Marl.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1599 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An irregular earthwork pit is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
An irregular earthwork pit is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It corresponds to an ‘Old Marl Pit’ depicted on the late-19th century OS mapping, and Plot 1300 on the Tithe map which is named Pit Close Orchard in the apportionment, indicating that extraction ended by the mid-19th century and the plot was subsequently used as orchard.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 213. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1599 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #132809 Replaces point at SY 1597 9921, ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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| SDV96232 | Migrated Record: 1906. |
| SDV96233 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
| SDV96234 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV96235 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 4:35PM |
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