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| HER Number: | MDV111519 |
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| Name: | Gallows at Post Hill, Tiverton |
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Summary
Field named as Forches Close. The name Forches is typically associated with gallows sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 987 133 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Haines, C, 12/2012, Land East of Tiverton, Devon, Archaeological Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV351667.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Forches Cross is not recorded in the vicinity but it is possible that this was an earlier name for Hartnoll Cross or the name of the cross roads visible on the Tithe Map at the northern-eastern end of the field; the south-west to north-east lane had gone by the time of the first edition OS map,
Green, T., 2009, Post Hill, Tiverton, Devon. Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV358096.
Field named as Forches Close on the Tiverton All Fours Tithe Map (3087). Map object based on this source.
Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.
Walls, S., 2011, Blenheim House, Tiverton, Devon: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation, 9 (Report - non-specific). SDV349830.
Field named as Forches Close and adjacent to Forches Cross. The name Forches occurs frequently in Devon and is typically associated with gallows sites.
Smalley, R., 2012, Geophysical Survey Report: Land East of Tiverton (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV349967.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345204 | Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV349830 | Report - non-specific: Walls, S.. 2011. Blenheim House, Tiverton, Devon: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation. Southwest Archaeology Report. 111202. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV349967 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Smalley, R.. 2012. Geophysical Survey Report: Land East of Tiverton. Stratascan Report. J3103. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV351667 | Report - Evaluation: Haines, C. 12/2012. Land East of Tiverton, Devon, Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 12369. Digital. |
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| SDV358096 | Report - Assessment: Green, T.. 2009. Post Hill, Tiverton, Devon. Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Southwest Archaeology Report. 070709. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4301 - Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm
- EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton
- EDV4957 - Targetted Magnetometry Survey and Evaluation, Tiverton
- EDV5990 - Geophysical Survey on Land East of Tiverton
- EDV6190 - Archaological Evaluation, Land East of Tiverton, Devon (Ref: 12369)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2018 12:14PM |
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