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Summary

A former extractive pit of probable post-medieval to mid-19th century date, probably a marl pit, was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and aerial photographs of 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NE/73

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MARL PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

1ST ED, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99761.

'old marl pit' on os 6" (1st ed) map.(os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99762.

Des=os 6"(1st ed)map sheet 59ne.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99763.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2315-2316 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The pit was visible as an earthwork surrounded by orchard tree planting banks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2605 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2605 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The pit was visible as a pond surrounded by trees.

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 70 by 40 metres in size was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
The visible earthworks correspond with a pit shown on the OS First Edition 25 inch map and labelled as Old Marl Pit. The pit is not depicted on Tithe Map for Membury, the plot depicted as an orchard. The pit therefore probably passed out of use by the mid-19th century before being reused as an orchard. The earthwork was not transcribed by the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2315-2316 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2605 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #92895 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2605 08-SEP-2014.
SDV99761	Migrated Record: 1ST ED.
SDV99762	Migrated Record:
SDV99763	Migrated Record:

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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