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| HER Number: | MDV21737 |
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| Name: | Earthwork, Sidmouth |
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Summary
Site of post-medieval military activity. A pasture field called "the plain" on which it was pointed out soldiers trained at one period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 118 926 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/68
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV112625.
Osa=sy19sw39.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV112626.
Hutchinson, p. O. /ms diary/in dro.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV112627.
Des=ea/(2003)/east devon heathlands archaeological survey/report no.03.26/in smr.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=26/2/1982 (os). There are no visible remains in this recently ploughed field. It seems probable that hutchinson was looking at military works, possibly bivouac platforms.
HUTCHINSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96023.
Site of post-medieval military activity. A pasture field called "the plain" on which it was pointed out soldiers trained at one period. Seven low, rather oval mounds were noticed. From the form and order in which they were placed it was clear that they were not tumuli (hutchinson).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 20, Part 1; 142, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 392 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
A pasture field called The Plain was used as a military training area at one period. Seven low oval mounds were noticed in the area in the 19th century; from their form and order it was clear that they were not barrows. By 1982 there were no visible remains of the features, the sites of which lay in a ploughed field. The features may have been bivouac platforms of post medieval date. Lies to the south of the survey area.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2307 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Former mounds of probable military function.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 20, Part 1; 142, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 392. |
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| SDV112625 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV112626 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV112627 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2307. |
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| SDV96023 | Migrated Record: HUTCHINSON. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2016 10:33AM |
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