Information for record number MWA2662:
Possible Quarry NW of Fernhill Farm, Beausale

Summary The site of a possible quarry dating to the Imperial period. It is known from a field name marked on the 1842 Tithe map and is possibly still visible as a deep pond. It is situated 700m south of Thorny Coppice.
What Is It?  
Type: Marl Pit
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Beausale
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 On the 1842 tithe map, a field centred on the above NGR was called Marl Pit Ground.
2 No other reference to this field could be found but the field now does contain a large pool, surrounded by trees, of amorphous shape, which is quite deep, and which might represent the remains of a quarry.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Tithe Award Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1842
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thompson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3264
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument MARL PIT * A pit from which marl, a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime, is excavated. Marl is used as a fertilizer. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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