Information for record number MWA2999:
Possible Quarry, Marlpit Hill, N of Marston Spinney

Summary The site of a possible quarry which dates to the Imperial period. Two fields are marked on a 19th century map as 'Marlpit Hill' and 'Gravel Pit Hill'. It was located 800m west of Eathorpe.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry, Gravel Pit, Marl Pit
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Eathorpe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 68
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)
Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 On an early 19th century sketch map of the estate of Eathorpe, two fields comprising an area centered on the above NGR are called Marlpit Hill and Gravel Pit Hill.
2 No signs of quarrying activity were identified.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Estate Map
Author/originator:
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 200_1_18
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: DJT
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3545
   
Images:  
There are no images associated with this record.  
back to top

Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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.
more -> 		back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 GRAVEL PIT * A steep-sided pit formed by, and for, the extraction of gravel. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

English Heritage National Monuments Record