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HER Number:MDV114020
Name:Bronze Age Pit at Pixies Parlour, Ottery St. Mary

Summary

Pit recorded during excavations undertaken as part of a programme of archaeological works along the route of a gas pipeline. The pit was 0.75 metres diameter and 0.17 metres deep. Its secondary fill contained a sherd of grog-tempered Bronze Age pottery.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 096 943
Map Sheet:SY09SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOttery St. Mary
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOTTERY ST.MARY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC (Between))

Full description

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, 23, 128 (Report - non-specific). SDV347992.

Site OTA 3.04. Pit (3.04.026) in the western part of the site, measuring 0.75 metres diameter and 0.17 metres deep. The secondary fill of the pit contained a single sherd of grog-tempered Middle Bronze Age pottery.


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. 19 (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 03.04 (Report - non-specific). SDV347994.


Mudd, A. + Joyce, S., 2014, The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007, 27, 52 (Monograph). SDV359340.

Site 4. Pixies' Parlour. Pit (3.04.026) in the western part of the site, 0.75 metres diameter and 0.17 metres deep. The secondary fill of the pit contained one sherd of grog-tempered Middle Bronze Age pottery. This grogged fabric is common on Middle Bronze Age sites in East Devon.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV347992Report - non-specific: 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. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 23, 128.
SDV347993Report - non-specific: 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. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A3 Comb Bound + Digital. Fig. 19. [Mapped feature: #3111 ]
SDV347994Report - non-specific: 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. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Site OTA 03.04.
SDV359340Monograph: Mudd, A. + Joyce, S.. 2014. The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007. The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007. Hardback Volume. 27, 52.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project

Date Last Edited:Apr 28 2016 8:59AM