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| HER Number: | MDV79313 |
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| Name: | Cobbled surface at Middleton Farm, Combe Martin |
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Summary
Two trial pits were excavated in the garden of Middleton Farm, one revealing a cobbled surface, a lime-ash floor and the base of a robbed out wall. Slag was recovered from the pits, along with a small sherd of BBI pottery and a hammerstone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 587 462 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Combe Martin |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBE MARTIN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COBBLED SURFACE GENERAL (Roman to Post Medieval - 43 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Dunkerley, T., 2002, Combe Martin, Middleton Farm Garden Excavation (Ground Photograph). SDV346412.
Ground photograph of excavated trial pit showing cobbled surface, stone filled drain and base of robbed out wall.
Claughton, P., 2002, http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/Lead_si.pdf (Website). SDV346435.
Two trial pits, 2x1 metres by 2.5 metres deep were excavated in the garden of Middleton Farm to determine the extent of smelting debris eastward across the turnpike road. The undisturbed accumulations were thick with volume analysis indicating greater accumulations of slag and coloured industrial sands/fine grits not visible elsewhere. Three major structure anamolies were uncovered; a lime-ash floor and a cobbled floor at a depth of 0.8 metres, and the base of a robbed out wall packed with crude slag. Beside the wall was a small sherd of BB1 pottery. A fine hammerstone was found at 2.3 metres.
Dunkerley, T., 2003, Combe Martin: An Archaeological Update (Article in Serial). SDV346414.
Two trial pits, 2x1 metres by 2.5 metres deep were excavated in the back garden of Middleton Farm in 2002, to determine the extent of silver and lead smelting in the area. A large quantity of slag was discovered. A hammer-stone was also recovered authenticated by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346412 | Ground Photograph: Dunkerley, T.. 2002. Combe Martin, Middleton Farm Garden Excavation. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV346414 | Article in Serial: Dunkerley, T.. 2003. Combe Martin: An Archaeological Update. North Devon Archaeological Society Newsletter. 5. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV346435 | Website: Claughton, P.. 2002. http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/Lead_si.pdf. A4 Single Sheet. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126780 | Related to: Lead smelting site at Middleton, Combe Martin (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV1765 - HAMMERSTONE (Unknown date)
- FDV1766 - SLAG (Unknown date)
- FDV1764 - SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV4969 - Evaluation trench, Middleton Farm
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2019 12:28PM |
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