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Summary

The aller farm site, like the crandons cross site, lies on the valley floor just above the 80m contour line. It covers an area of roughly 20 x 15m along the southern edge of a hollow which leads to a stream. Mrs pearce has noted a substantial peat deposit along the bottom of this hollow. Virtually all the artefacts recovered, 7835 pieces, have come from this area next to the hollow. Some pieces have come from a slightly wider area have been included in the present analysis. See article for full details on finds (berridge).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SW/140

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC) + Sci.Date

Full description

HATTON + CASELDINE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132973.

Pollen + c14 sampling of the peat deposit provided evidence for continuous land use during first millennium ad, and possibly as late as the norman period (hatton + caseldine).

BERRIDGE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132974.

21 microliths found (berridge).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132975.

Berridge, p. J. /pdas/43(1985)1-21/mesolithic sites in the yarty valley/ diagrams and drawings.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132977.

Mus=exe (pearce collection).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132978.

Hatton, j. M. + caseldine, c. J. /pdas/49(1991)107.114/vegetation change and land use history during the first millennium ad at aller farm, east devon, as indicated by pollen analysis.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132979.

Des=pearce collection(ramm):flint catalogue in smr (july 1994).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132980.

Mus=exe/141/1986/(87-106)/(mircoliths from pdas article illustrations).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132981.

Des=keene, b. /arrowheads from prehistoric devon/()40/ms in smr.

BERRIDGE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV56585.

The aller farm site, like the crandons cross site, lies on the valley floor just above the 80m contour line. It covers an area of roughly 20 x 15m along the southern edge of a hollow which leads to a stream. Mrs pearce has noted a substantial peat deposit along the bottom of this hollow. Virtually all the artefacts recovered, 7835 pieces, have come from this area next to the hollow. Some pieces have come from a slightly wider area have been included in the present analysis. See article for full details on finds (berridge).

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

This site was discovered when the hedges around field tm 331 were removed. No further fieldwalking has been undertaken since 1985.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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