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| HER Number: | MDV56373 |
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| Name: | Earthworks, west of Burnsome Cottage, Dunkeswell |
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Summary
Earthworks possibly associated with industrial activity of potential medieval date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Burnsome Cottage.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 138 106 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/182
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INDUSTRIAL SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117096.
Des=exeter archaeology/blackdown hills ironworking survey/(1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.
Vis=23/2/1995 (emafu) a field to w of burnsome cottage and lane to st13821070 has 2 mounds which have high mag. Susc. Readings suggestive of slag spread or a furnace site (ea).
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1310 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Earthworks are visible here.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Earthworks possibly associated with industrial activity of potential medieval date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the west of Burnsome Cottage. The earthworks comprise a cluster of possible oval and sub-rounded shaped mounds which measure up to 20m in length and which appear to be part truncated by a later field boundary (MDV115983). Faint traces of an earthwork bank, or series of adjoining mounds, are visible to the immediate northwest of these. The earthworks have been interpreted elsewhere in this record as being of an industrial nature, such as possible slag heaps. A linear earthwork ditch of a possible trackway appears to provide access between these earthworks and an extraction pit to the north (MDV115542). In addition to this, the site of a possible furnace is located to the immediate east (MDV54143), which all suggest that an industrial site of some importance was present here. Further site investigation is recommended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117096 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1310 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #95541 ] |
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| SDV79 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV115542 | Related to: Extraction Pit, west of Little Musgrove Farm, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
| MDV54143 | Related to: Possible Furnace Site at Burnsome Cottage, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:03PM |
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