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Summary

Excavation of a new service trench revealed a small, oval pit close to the curtain wall. The pit contained a single dark grey silt fill with coal ash, fragments of limestone and roof slate and also a small quantity of earlier 19th century pottery and clay tobacco pipes.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017322: Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery

Other References/Statuses

• Tide Project: 29/03/2024

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RUBBISH PIT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Passmore, A. J., 2010, Archaeological Recording at Berry Head, Brixham, Devon, May to October 2009, 1, 6, 11, Table 1, Fig. 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV364281.

Archaeological recording was carried out by Exeter Archaeology in 2009 within Fort No. 3, during construction and conservation works undertaken as part of the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust’s ‘On The Edge’ project.
Excavation of a new service trench revealed a small, oval pit (1129) close to the curtain wall. The pit contained a single dark grey silt fill (1130) with coal ash, fragments of limestone and roof slate and also a small quantity of earlier 19th century pottery and clay tobacco pipes.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV364281	Report - Assessment: Passmore, A. J.. 2010. Archaeological Recording at Berry Head, Brixham, Devon, May to October 2009. Exeter Archaeology. 10.73. Digital. 1, 6, 11, Table 1, Fig. 10. [Mapped feature: #140583 ]
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV8170 - CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1840 AD)
• FDV8169 - SHERD (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1850 AD)

Associated Events

• EDV8911 - Archaeological recording at Berry Head, Brixham

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