Thesaurus Term/Concept: CHESHIRE MARL PIT
| Identifier | -58 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Candidate |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A pit dug to recover clay for use as a soil improver. Has a a distinctive shape with three steep sides complemented by a shallower access ramp. It is probable that mixing of the extracted clay with carbonate of lime was never widely practiced in Cheshire. |
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Instances/Examples (23)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MCH25592 Agricultural Earthworks Adjacent to the River Weaver (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH4918 Alsager Moat (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24730 Cropmark Near Herons Court (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25429 Earthworks in Raleigh Wood (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25428 Earthworks in Square Wood (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24736 Earthworks North-east of Aston Grange (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH22991 Earthworks on Bolesworth Hill (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24727 Field System Earthworks South of Midway House Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24431 Former Marl Pits Adjacent to Jones's Covert (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24729 Former Marl Pits and Field Boundaries North-east of Bluebell Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25607 Former Pits at Hey's Wood (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH24470 Linear Cropmarks Between Canal Bank Farm and Damhead Covert (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25766 Linear Earthwork North of Park House Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH1693 Marl pit at Capenhurst moated site (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25641 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks at Dunham on the Hill (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25288 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks at Whirley (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25488 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks North and East of Beech House Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25250 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks North of Clay Turn (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25251 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks North-west of Bunbury Commons (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25712 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks North-west of Shukers Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25269 Ridge and Furrow Earthworks West of Gore Wood (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25684 Ridge and Furrow North of Dairy Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH1052 Windmill Hill (Monument) |