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Summary

An archaeological evaluation identified a small number of ditches on land at Plumb Park Exmouth. The ditches are thought to represent former components relating to the agricultural history of the site.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Dean, R., 2015, An Archaeological Gradiometer Survey: Land at Plumb Park, Exmouth, East Devon (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV358154.

A geophysical survey was undertaken by Substrata as commissioned by AC Archaeology Ltd on behalf of clients in support of a forthcoming planning application.

Groups 12 and 13 reflect either field drains or linear archaeological deposits such as former field boundaries.

Rainbird, P., 2016, Land at Plumb Park, Exmouth (Report - Evaluation). SDV360008.

An archaeological trial trench evaluation was carried out by AC archaeology during June 2016 on land at Plumb Park, Exmouth, Devon. The application area occupied approximately 15 hectares of agricultural land and was located on the eastern outskirts of Exmouth. It lay in an area, based on place names, of a possible earthwork and ironworking activity. Donkey Hill, within the application area, is the known site of a World War II light anti-aircraft battery.

Archaeological features were present in two of the trenches, with these consisting of a pair of ditches and the brick-built foundation for the anti-aircraft battery.

The ditches aligned with the existing field arrangement and were probably post-medieval in date.

Ditch F403
Ditch F403 measured 1.29m wide by 0.63m deep, with moderately-steep sloping side, and a concave
base that cut through the subsoil. The ditch contained three fills, with these comprising a mixed mid
yellowish-brown silty-loam primary fill (404), which was overlain by accumulations of mid brown and
mid reddish-brown silty-sand loams (405 and 406). No finds were recovered from the ditch.

Ditch F410
Ditch F410 measured 1.56m wide by 0.41m deep, with moderately-steep sloping sides and a flat base. The ditch contained a thin primary fill (411) comprised a mid reddish-brown clayey-loam, and was overlain by a mid greyish-brown silty-clay loam accumulation (412). These deposits were sealed by the subsoil. No finds were recovered from the ditch.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7188 - Evaluation, Land at Plumb Park, Exmouth (Ref: 13/0297/MOUT)
• EDV6732 - An Archaeological Gradiometer Survey on Land at Plumb Park, Exmouth

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