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Summary

Site of burgage plots, rear of 18 Potacre Street, Great Torrington.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BURGAGE PLOT (Unknown date)

Full description

Gillard, M., 2008, Archaeological Evaluation Trenching on the Site of Proposed Town Houses in the Grounds of 18 Potacre Street, Great Torrington (Report - Evaluation). SDV348186.

The site would appear to have originated as a pair of burgage plots, probably medieval in date judging by their form. The lack of early features and finds is suggestive of low -intensity use of the area - possibly as gardens or yards. By the early-19th century these plots had been amalgamated and a group of small stone and brick buildings were erected. These may have had a light industrial purpose, such as a smithy and carcase processing on site, a Leather Manfacturer is shown in the vicinity, as indicated on the Ordnance Survey 1880s-90s First Edition 25 inch map.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5593 - Evaluation Trenching, 18 Potacre Street, Great Torrington (Ref: GTP 08)

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