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| HER Number: | MDV114074 |
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| Name: | Ditch and Pit 270 metres north-west of the White House, Powderham |
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Summary
A ditch terminus and a pit were recorded during excavations to the north of the White House, undertaken as part of a programme of archaeological works along the route of a gas pipeline. No dating evidence was recovered but it is possible that these features form part of a dispersed medieval/post medieval settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | None recorded |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Powderham |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | POWDERHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
Full description
Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume I Text, 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV347992.
Site ATK 12.12. In the western part of the site was a curving ditch terminus (12.12.011) which measured 0.82 metres wide and 0.47 metres deep. To the west was a pit (12.12.014), 0.8 metres diameter and 0.21 metres deep with a single fill of dark brown sandy silt. Undated.
Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume II Illustrations, Fig. 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV347993.
Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume III Site Gazetteer, ATK06 12.12 (Report - non-specific). SDV347994.
Mudd, A. + Joyce, S., 2014, The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007, 139 (Monograph). SDV359340.
Site 13. Trackway at White House, Powderham. In the western part of the site was a curving ditch terminus (12.12.011) which was 0.82 metres wide and 0.47 metres deep and which extended for about 2 metres into the excavation area. Immediately to the west was a pit (12.12.014), 0.8 metres diameter and 0.21 metres deep. No dating evidence was recovered but it is possible that these features form part of a dispersed medieval/post medieval settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV347992 | Report - non-specific: Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M.. 2010. South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume I Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 36. |
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| SDV347993 | Report - non-specific: Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M.. 2010. South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume II Illustrations. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A3 Comb Bound + Digital. Fig. 36. |
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| SDV347994 | Report - non-specific: Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M.. 2010. South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume III Site Gazetteer. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. ATK06 12.12. |
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| SDV359340 | Monograph: Mudd, A. + Joyce, S.. 2014. The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007. The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007. Hardback Volume. 139. [Mapped feature: #3137 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV113977 | Related to: Linear features north-west of Round House, Powderham (Monument) |
| MDV105700 | Related to: Possible Medieval Field System to the northwest of Powderham (Monument) |
| MDV114073 | Related to: Trackway 190 metres north of the White House, Powderham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 14 2016 10:44AM |
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