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| HER Number: | MDV14354 |
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| Name: | Site of late medieval building in Topsham |
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Summary
Remains of late medieval building discovered on the lower part of The Retreat estate. A 'Gemmel' ring was found on the floor on the building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 961 885 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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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 | TOPSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NE/39
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
MONTAGUE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV17197.
Late medieval building. Location unspecified, described as being in the lower part of the retreat estate. A floor of thick concrete was exposed by the uprooting of a tree. Interpreted as the floor of "some small building" probably no older than the 15th century. On it was found a gold betrothal ring, known as a "gemmel" ring, of the elizabethan period or slightly later (montague).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23049.
Montague, l. A. D. /pdas/3(1937-1947)12.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23050.
Radford, c. A. R. /pdas/3(1937)6-23/report of the exeter excavation committee.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23051.
Des=ea/archaeological assessment of the site proposed for a new combined school in nelson close, topsham/(1996)5/(ea report 96.65).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV17197 | Migrated Record: MONTAGUE. |
| SDV23049 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV23050 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV23051 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV71120 | Related to: Findspot in the Parish of Exeter (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2008 3:25PM |
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