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HER Number:MDV128919
Name:Hedgebank at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane

Summary

Post-Medieval hedge bank identified with pottery finds dating to the 16th to 19th centuries.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 953 910
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter
DistrictExeter
Ecclesiastical ParishHEAVITREE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HEDGE BANK (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (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, 80, Fig 11 (Article in Serial). SDV363832.

Post medieval hedge bank (1537) with flanking ditches, running north-east by south-west joins hedge bank MDV128905 at a right angle. Pottery from these ditches dated to the 16th to 19th centuries and indicates continued use of the site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV363832Article 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. 80, Fig 11. [Mapped feature: #127000 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV128905Related to: Hedgebank at Tesco stores site, Rydon Lane (Monument)
MDV52267Related 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 10:14AM