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HER Number: | MDV102527 |
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Name: | Pit with Roman pottery near Easton, Chagford |
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Summary
A pit uncovered during the pipeline excavation contained at least 25 sherds of Roman pottery including one rim of a South Devon ware flanged bowl which is thought to date to the end of the 3rd century / early 4th century.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 717 887 |
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Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIT (III to IV - 201 AD to 400 AD)
Full description
Dyer, M. J. + Salvatore, J. P., 2011, Archaeological watching brief on the SWW pipeline route from the reservoir south-west of Bovey Cross, North Bovey to Sandy Park, Drewsteignton, pg 5, 7-8 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV349859.
A pit uncovered during the pipeline excavation contained at least 25 sherds of Roman pottery including one rim of a South Devon ware flanged bowl which is thought to date to the end of the 3rd century / early 4th century. The discovery was unexpected although a Roman coin hoard dating to the late 2nd/early 3rd century was located on farmland at Whiddon Down in 2008, which together with this find indicates a Roman presence in the area in the later Roman period at least.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV349859 | Report - Watching Brief: Dyer, M. J. + Salvatore, J. P.. 2011. Archaeological watching brief on the SWW pipeline route from the reservoir south-west of Bovey Cross, North Bovey to Sandy Park, Drewsteignton. Exeter Archaeology. 11.20. Digital. pg 5, 7-8. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV102583 | Related to: Find of Roman coin hoard, Whiddon Down (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5199 - SHERD (III to IV - 201 AD to 400 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV5928 - Pipeline from reservoir at Bovey Cross to Sandy Park (Ref: 7237)
Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2018 2:11PM |
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