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| HER Number: | MDV128907 |
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| Name: | Ditch at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane |
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Summary
Segmented ditch running north-south, 9m to the east of ditch (MDV128906); likely to be part of the same field system. It runs broadly on the same alignment and has been heavily disturbed. Measures between 0.12 and 0.66m wide and is between 0.05 and 0.25m deep. 1583 contained an intrusive post medieval pot sherd but the fill of 1584 produced a Middle Bronze Age rim sherd.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 953 909 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Passmore, A., 2006, Archaeological Excavation in Advance of Construction of an Extension to Tesco Digby (Exeter) Store (Report - Excavation). SDV363843.
Quinnell, H. + Farnell, A., 2016, Prehistoric Sites in the Digby Area of Exeter, 76, Fig 11 (Article in Serial). SDV363832.
Segmented ditch 1583, 1584, 1588 lies 9m to the east of ditch 1556 (MDV128906) and is likely to be part of the same field system. It runs broadly on the same alignment and has been heavily disturbed. Measures between 0.12 and 0.66m wide and is between 0.05 and 0.25m deep. 1583 contained an intrusive post medieval pot sherd but the fill of 1584 produced a Middle Bronze Age rim sherd.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV363832 | Article in Serial: Quinnell, H. + Farnell, A.. 2016. Prehistoric Sites in the Digby Area of Exeter. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 74. Paperback Volume. 76, Fig 11. [Mapped features: #126962 ; #126963 ; #126964 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52265 | Related to: Ditch at Tesco site, Rydon Lane (Monument) |
| MDV128906 | Related to: Ditch at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane (Monument) |
| MDV128908 | Related to: Gully at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane (Monument) |
| MDV128905 | Related to: Hedgebank at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8332 - Excavation in advance of construction of an extension to Tesco Digby (Exeter) store (Ref: 06.43)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2020 10:09AM |
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