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Summary

An archaeological field evaluation comprising seven trench excavations undertaken to determine the character and preservation of buried archaeological remains on the presumed site of the medieval guesthouse kitchen exposed a broad shallow pit dated to the 17th-mid 19th century. The pit (Trenches 1 and 2) was oval in shape, up to 9 metres diameter and had been dug into the natural clay to a depth of about 0.65 metres. It may have been a clay quarry or perhaps a pond.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019607: The North Gate and part of the precinct area of Buckfast Abbey

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POND (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Brown, S., Sept 2013, Archaeological Evaluation on the site of the Kitchen of the Medieval Guesthouse, Buckfast Abbey, Devon (Report - Evaluation). SDV354915.

An archaeological field evaluation comprising seven trench excavations undertaken to determine the character and preservation of buried archaeological remains on the presumed site of the medieval guesthouse kitchen exposed a broad shallow pit dated to the 17th-mid 19th century. The pit (Trenches 1 and 2) was oval in shape, up to 9 metres diameter and had been dug into the natural clay to a depth of about 0.65 metres. It may have been a clay quarry or perhaps a pond, although no silt or organic material survived on its bottom. The 1844 Tithe Map shows a large feature occupying the location of the pit. The pit was in-filled in the mid 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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