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Summary

Clay pits marked on historic mapping, visible on aerial photography, and visible as an earthwork depression on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The depression is situated across two plots - one recorded as 'Marl Pit' (Plot 1566) and one recorded as 'New Orchard' (Plot 1516).

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

A clay pit is marked as 'Old Clay Pits' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map and partially depicted as an orchard.

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

Clay pits are marked as 'Old Clay Pits' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, partially depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Earthworks are visible on the Royal Air Force photography.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 538 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

'Old Clay Pit' shown and marked on Ordnance Survey 1891 map. Pit shown but not marked just to the north of this on the modern map. Area shown as Clay with Flint on geology map.
Ordnance Survey 1891 1:10560 map (Sheet 70SE).

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1597 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An irregular shaped large earthwork depression is visible.

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

An irregular shaped large earthwork depression circa 100m by 65m is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The depression is situated across two plots, one of which is recorded as 'Marl Pit' under arable cultivation, and the other as 'New Orchard' in the Tithe Survey. It corresponds with the depicted earthworks of 'Old Clay Pits' on the First Edition OS map and subsequent maps. The depression is interpreted as a marl or clay pit of post-medieval origin, part of which passed out of use prior to circa 1840, and part of which passed out of use by the end of the 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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