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| HER Number: | MDV39234 |
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| Name: | Marl pit east of Higher Wiscombe, Southleigh |
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Summary
A marl pit is depicted on historic maps and visible as a large earthwork depression on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 182 932 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Southleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTHLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/129
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARL PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114829.
'old marl pit' shown on os 6" (1906) map.
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114830.
'old pit (disused)' shown on os 6" (1963) map.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114831.
Des=os 6"(1906)map sheet 83nw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114832.
Des=os 6"(1963)map.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, Ordnance Survey map (Cartographic). SDV349895.
A pond is depicted within the 'Pit (Disused)'.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 394 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1893 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A large earthwork depression is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A large earthwork depression is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depression corresponds with a small area of woodland depicted within a plot recorded as 'South Pit Lawn' on the Tithe Map. An 'Old Marl Pit' is depicted on the First Edition OS map, where orchard trees are depicted both inside and surrounding the pit. Orchard banks are recorded adjacent (MDV131491). The pit is depicted as a pond by the mid-20th century and may have fed a catch meadow irrigation system visible as narrow earthwork ditches across the field to the south (MDV131503).
The depression is interpreted as a marl pit of post-medieval origin, that ceased extraction and established as scrub and woodland by circa 1840, and was planted as an orchard in the 19th century, before becoming a pond in the 20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV114829 | Migrated Record: 1906. |
| SDV114830 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
| SDV114831 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV114832 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV349895 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. Ordnance Survey map. National Grid A edition imperial. Map (Digital). |
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| 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. 394. |
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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 SY1893 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133016 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 22 2021 10:42AM |
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