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Summary

A small pit excavated as part of a programme of archaeological works along the route of a gas pipeline. The charcoal-rich fill contained an interesting assemblage of oats and rye together with together with gorse spines, braken fragments and burnt twine. It is suggested that this was a bale of fooder which had been burnt and buried. A calibrated radiocarbon date of AD1018-1155 was returned on a sample of rye.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PIT (XI to XII - 1018 AD to 1155 AD) + Sci.Date

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, 57, 210 (Report - non-specific). SDV347992.

Site FTC19.07. Pit 19.07.004 excavated as part of a programme of archaeological works along the line of a gas pipeline. While undated, the pit contained an interesting assemblage of charred remains, including rye, oats and twine and may be medieval.

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. 59 (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, FTC19.07 (Report - non-specific). SDV347994.

A single undated pit was recorded.

Mudd, A. + Joyce, S., 2014, The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon. Investigations in 2005-2007, 147-148 (Monograph). SDV359340.

Site 19. Pit at Bluepost, Harberton. The only feature encountered at this site was a small sub-circular pit (19.07.004), 0.42 metres diameter and 0.1 metres deep. Its charcoal-rich fill contained an assemblage of oats and rye, together with gorse spines, braken fragments and burnt twine. It is suggested that it was a bale of fodder that had been burnt and buried. A sample of rye grain returned a calibrated radiocarbon date of AD1018-1155. The feature does not appear to be related to any settlement. A similar but undated pit (19.08.005) also contained charred remains including gorse but no cereals. The pits appear to relate then to agricultural activities being carried out in the fields.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV6203 - CEREAL GRAIN (XI to XII - 1018 AD to 1155 AD)

Associated Events

• EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment
• EDV4391 - Fishacre to Lyneham Fieldwalking Survey
• EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project

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