See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV21847 |
|---|
| Name: | Finds from the Hollow Tree Road area, Barnstaple |
|---|
Summary
Finds recovered from the line of the Newport link road included pottery, coins, a lead seal and other metal objects.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 568 324 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
|---|
| District | North Devon |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS TAWTON |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Site Code: Site 134
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/268
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Timms, S., 07/02/1982, Land Behind 39-40 Newport Street (Personal Comment). SDV351413.
Material collected over a considerable period of time with a metal detector. The land appears to fall within the medieval burgage plots and the proposed Newport development site.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Map object based on this source.
Barrow, P., 1983, Newport, Barnstaple. Georgian Military Sites Etc., Whiddon Valley. Site Report and Key to Slides, 2, 4, 6-7, 10 (Report - non-specific). SDV68692.
Powder measures dated 1620-50 and musket balls recovered from this area (Field B) during fieldwork in advance of the Newport link road suggest that the field saw use during the Civil War. Other finds included pottery, coins including a Charles I silver Scottish 20 pence piece and a copper James I farthing, a lead seal and other metal objects of bronze, pewter and lead. Map object based on this source.
North Devon Rescue Archaeology, 24/09/1982, Minutes of the North Devon Rescue Archaeology Committee Meeting (Un-published). SDV351412.
Quantities of small finds dating to the 17th century and earlier have been recovered from land behind 39-40 Newport Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
| |
| | |
| SDV351412 | Un-published: North Devon Rescue Archaeology. 24/09/1982. Minutes of the North Devon Rescue Archaeology Committee Meeting. Unknown. |
| |
| | |
| SDV351413 | Personal Comment: Timms, S.. 07/02/1982. Land Behind 39-40 Newport Street. Not Applicable. |
| SDV68692 | Report - non-specific: Barrow, P.. 1983. Newport, Barnstaple. Georgian Military Sites Etc., Whiddon Valley. Site Report and Key to Slides. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2, 4, 6-7, 10. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV21845 | Related to: Finds from Great Western Industrial Estate, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
| MDV21852 | Related to: Finds from the area of Great Western House, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
| MDV21851 | Related to: Finds from the Great Western Industrial Estate area, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
| MDV104809 | Related to: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from the Hollowtree Road Area, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3803 - POT (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD)
- FDV3802 - SEAL (XVI to XVIII - 1501 AD to 1800 AD)
- FDV3804 - COIN (XVII - 1644 AD to 1644 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 29 2013 3:28PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.