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| HER Number: | MDV120445 |
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| Name: | Bronze Age Ditches at Aller Cross, Kingskerswell |
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Summary
Three ditch segments dated to the Bronze Age were revealed during excavations at Aller Cross prior to the construction of the A380 link road. A dump of charcoal within ditch F1104 contained a sherd of Middle to Late Bronze Age pottery. Residual Bronze Age pottery and flint including a barbed and tanged arrowhead was also found in later features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 874 689 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingskerswell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSKERSWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Hughes, S., 2015, A Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlement at Aller Cross, Kingskerswell, 95-6, 116-118 (Article in Serial). SDV359556.
Three ditch segments dated to the Bronze Age were revealed during excavations at Aller Cross prior to the construction of the A380 link road. A dump of charcoal within ditch F1104 contained a sherd of Middle to Late Bronze Age pottery. Residual Bronze Age pottery and flint including a barbed and tanged arrowhead was also found in later features. See report for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359556 | Article in Serial: Hughes, S.. 2015. A Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlement at Aller Cross, Kingskerswell. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 73. Paperback Volume. 95-6, 116-118. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56662 | Related to: Iron Age and Romano British Enclosures to north of Aller Cross, Kingskerswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV6670 - BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV7463 - Excavations at Aller Cross,
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 2 2018 3:40PM |
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