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| HER Number: | MDV11221 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Field System, Axminster |
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Summary
Celtic fields, first seen in May 1952, area now developed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 299 983 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/13
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29NE6
- Pastscape: 449538
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1954, SY29NE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341023.
Neophytou, M. + Goodwin, N., 2006, Archaeological Assessment of the Former Cattle Market Site, Axminster., 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV340798.
Area now developed. Other details: Site 3.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 449538 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV130918.
Celtic fields were reported in 1952 but nothing is now visible on the ground, which is now (1975) divided into small grazing paddocks.
Historic England, 2015-2016, NRHE to HER prototype (Website). SDV359652.
Summary description
"Celtic" fields reported in 1952, though nothing now visible on the ground
Full description
(Area centred SY 29929831) Celtic fields seen May 1952. (1)
Celtic fields are not visible in this area, which is now
divided into small grazing paddocks. (2)
Sources
1 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Rec 6" (A L F Rivet 11.8.54)
2 Field Investigators Comments F1 JWS 19-NOV-75
Monument types, periods and evidence
FIELD SYSTEM Later Prehistoric -4000 LATER PREHISTORIC 43 LATER PREHISTORIC DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Related monuments
None recorded
Related events
is related to 449539 Field observation on SY 29 NE 6 Field Observation (Visual Assessment)
Related archives/objects
None recorded
Actors
Compiler ER ER HE NRHE Monument Inventory 01-11-1954 01-11-1954
Compiler JOHN WILLIAM STONE HE NRHE Monument Inventory 19-11-1975 19-11-1975
Metadata
When Created 01 Apr 1999
Created by Inventory
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV130918 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 449538. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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| SDV340798 | Report - Assessment: Neophytou, M. + Goodwin, N.. 2006. Archaeological Assessment of the Former Cattle Market Site, Axminster.. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.71. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV341023 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1954. SY29NE6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV359652 | Website: Historic England. 2015-2016. NRHE to HER prototype. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/home. Website. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4412 - Assessment of Former Cattle Market, Axminster
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2016 12:12PM |
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