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Summary

Three linear cropmarks defining a possible enclosure visible on aerial photograph. Two of these appear to correspond with undated ditches located by geophysical survey and subsequent excavation. These ditches cannot be attributed to the early historical field pattern and may, therefore, be early features.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DITCH (Unknown date)
• ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)

Full description

Sabin, D. + Donaldson, K., 2006, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon Gas Pipeline: Magnetometer Survey for Cotswold Archaeology, 16 (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV347979.

Anomalies recorded in Areas 8a and 8b may be associated with cropmarks identified as heritage site No. 35.

Stoten, G., 2006, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon: Archaeology and Heritage Survey, 18, 23, 26, 27, 28, Map 2, Table 11.8, Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV347996.

Site 35. Three linear cropmarks defining a possible enclosure visible on National Monuments Record aerial photograph (No. 13549). The site has not been investigated archaeologically but could potentially be a Roman rural site. Nothing visible in the field. Heritage site of uncertain significance. Potential for currently unrecorded archaeology high.

Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume I Text, 25 (Report - non-specific). SDV347992.

Site OTA 4.01. Two undated ditches (4.01.006 and 4.01.004) were excavated across the northern and southern parts of the site respectively. They appear to correspond with features identified on the geophysical plot. Also located in the north-east of the site was another east-west orientated ditch (4.01.005) which corresponds with a field boundary shown on the 1845 Tithe Map.

Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume II Illustrations, Fig 20 (Report - non-specific). SDV347993.

Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume III Site Gazetteer, Site OTA 4.01 (Report - non-specific). SDV347994.

Trenches targeted on a geophysical anomalies. Two undated ditches and a post medieval ditch were identified.

Mudd, A. + Joyce, S., 2014, The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007, 24 (Monograph). SDV359340.

Site 6. Salston B. The two undated ditches cannot be attributed to the early historical field pattern and may have been early features. Ditch 4.01.004 was between 0.8 and 1.7 metres wide and 0.25 to 0.45 metres deep with moderately sloping sides and a concave base. Ditch 4.01.006 was between 0.45 and 0.9 metres wide and 0.2 and 0.32 metres deep.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5428 - Geophysical Survey of Gas Pipe Line, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare
• EDV5440 - Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Survey, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare
• EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project

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