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| HER Number: | MDV132680 |
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| Name: | Pit circa 300m south of Grassmead, Matford |
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Summary
A pit containing 64 sherds of Middle Bronze Age pottery, mostly from the same pot, was recorded during a trench evaluation on Matford Land, to the south-west of Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 934 888 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exminster |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC (Between) to 1001 BC (Between))
Full description
Meaton, C. + Valentin, J., 2013, Matford Land, Southwest of Exeter, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Trench Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV352711.
A pit (F508), 550mm diameter by 130mm deep, was recorded in Trench 5 during an archaeological trench evaluation on Matford Land to the south-west of Exeter. Sixty four sherds of Middle Bronze Age pottery were recovered from the pit and also several large stones. All but one of the sherds came from a single pot. The other sherd is thought to be from a mould for a ferule.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352711 | Report - Evaluation: Meaton, C. + Valentin, J.. 2013. Matford Land, Southwest of Exeter, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Trench Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD507/1/1. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136692 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV7841 - SHERD (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV6303 - Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Matford Land, South-west of Exeter (Ref: ACD507)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 7 2022 1:44PM |
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