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| HER Number: | MDV128740 |
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| Name: | Bronze Age Pit, East Holme, Newton St Cyres |
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Summary
During excavations at East Holme a Bronze Age Pit was identified. The pit may have originally been square in shape and contained sherds from s Bronze Age vessel and lithic blade.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 876 975 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton St. Cyres |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ST.CYRES |
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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
Brown, S., 2011, East Holme, Newton St Cyres: Historic Building Recording and Watching Brief (Report - Watching Brief). SDV363641.
A watching brief was maintained during ground excavations for new piping underneath the house. A small rectangular pit containing a prehistoric vessel and a lithic blade was excavated. The vessel had been broken before being placed deliberately into the pit in a structured manner. The pit was cut by medieval pits thought to be tree throws (see MDV108286).
Quinell, H., 2013, A Pit with a Middle Bronze Age Vessel at East Holme, Newton St Cyres (Article in Serial). SDV357228.
As part of excavations within East Holme, several pits were idenfitified. One of these was a prehistoric pit (pit No. 9) which was partially destroyed by a medieval pit (likely to be a tree hole - Pit 8). Pit 9 contained sherds of a middle Bronze Age vessel (MDV108285). The pit also contained one small flint flake and the charcoal was submitted for the selection of suitable material for radiocarbon dating.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357228 | Article in Serial: Quinell, H.. 2013. A Pit with a Middle Bronze Age Vessel at East Holme, Newton St Cyres. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 71. Paperback Volume + Digital. |
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| SDV363641 | Report - Watching Brief: Brown, S.. 2011. East Holme, Newton St Cyres: Historic Building Recording and Watching Brief. Stewart Brown Associates. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126510 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV108285 | Parent of: Middle Bronze Age Vessel, East Holme Cottage, Newton St Cyres (Find Spot) |
| MDV108286 | Related to: Medieval Pits, East Holme, Newton St Cyres (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8294 - Historic Building Recording and Watching Brief: East Holme, Newton St Cyres, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 9 2020 12:52PM |
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