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HER Number:MDV114940
Name:Iron Age Features off Shortlands Lane, Cullompton

Summary

A short curving length of gully and a posthole revealed durings excavations on land off Shortlands Lane may have belonged to a prehistoric structure, possibly a roundhouse.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 019 072
Map Sheet:ST00NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCullompton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCULLOMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GULLY (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
  • POST HOLE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Morris, B., 11/08/2014, Land at Shortlands Lane Cullompton, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Excavation, 21 (Report - Excavation). SDV359548.

A small length of curving gully (965) and a shallow posthole (967) were revealed during excavations on land off Shortlands Lane prior to development. Both features were heavily truncated by later features but may have belonged to a prehistoric structure possibly a roundhouse. No finds were recorded.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359548Report - Excavation: Morris, B.. 11/08/2014. Land at Shortlands Lane Cullompton, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Excavation. Southwest Archaeology Report. 20140811. Digital. 21. [Mapped feature: #3254 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6943 - Desk Based Appraisal and Excavation of Land off Shortlands Lane, Cullompton

Date Last Edited:Apr 21 2016 11:13AM