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HER Number:MDV112621
Name:Two ring ditches on land adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter

Summary

Two anomalies, thought to represent ring ditches, have been identified during a geophysical survey on land adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 921 895
Map Sheet:SX98NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter
Ecclesiastical ParishALPHINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Hughes, S. + Valentin, J., 2010, Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey, Table 2, Fig. 6, Appendix 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV347868.

Targeted geophysical survey undertaken as part of an archaeological and cultural heritage assessment of land to the south-west of Exeter recorded parts of two possible ring ditches towards the northern side of Plot 8.

Dean, R., 2015, Land Adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV358571.

Geophysical survey undertaken as a componant of a wider-scale assessment for the land southwest of Exeter development masterplan.
Two distinct anomalies were recorded, possibly representing ring ditches or large round houses.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV347868Report - Assessment: Hughes, S. + Valentin, J.. 2010. Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey. AC Archaeology Report. ACD114/2/0. Digital + A4. Table 2, Fig. 6, Appendix 4.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #72003 ]
SDV358571Report - Geophysical Survey: Dean, R.. 2015. Land Adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter. Substrata. 140620. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6773 - Geophysical Survey, Land Adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter (Ref: 140620)
  • EDV5326 - Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey of Land to the south-west of Exeter

Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2022 6:28PM