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| HER Number: | MDV119516 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Gullies at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary |
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Summary
Four gullies were recorded in Area 4 during excavations on land at Island Farm prior to development. Only one of the gullies produced any finds, namely two pieces of prehistoric flint. While these could be residual, the gullies appear to align with potentially prehistoric gullies recorded elsewhere on the site and may, therefore, also be representative of a prehistoric field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 090 949 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERY ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GULLY (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Hayes, C., 2016, Land at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeology Assessment Report and Updated Project Design, 21-22 (Report - Excavation). SDV360260.
Four gullies (W, X, Y, Z) were recorded in Area 4 during excavations on land at Island Farm prior to development. The excavation area was targeted on features containing prehistoric material revealed during an earlier evaluation. Gullies X and Y, aligned north-east/south-west, corresponded to features identified in the evaluation. Gully W and Z were in line, running broadly north-south and of different sizes. All the gullies had a single fill. No finds were recovered from them during the excavation but two prehistoric worked flakes of chert were found in Gully X during the evaluation. While the finds could be residual, the gullies are parallell and perpendicular to similar gullies in Area 3 in which prehistoric flints were also found. All the gullies, therefore, are possibly representative of a prehistoric field system. See report for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360260 | Report - Excavation: Hayes, C.. 2016. Land at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeology Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Cotswold Archaeology. 15791. Digital. 21-22. [Mapped feature: #78785 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102399 | Part of: Archaeological features dating from the prehistoric, medieval to the post-medieval period at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary (Monument) |
| MDV119509 | Related to: Prehistoric Pits and Gullies at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5749 - Geophysical Survey at Island Farm, Ottery St. Mary
- EDV5876 - Evaluation on Land at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary (Ref: 12021)
- EDV6361 - Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Island Farm (Ref: CA 4576)
- EDV7296 - Excavation on Land at Island Farm, Ottery St Mary (Ref: CA 9175)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:17PM |
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