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| HER Number: | MDV42291 |
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| Name: | Embankment, Rear of 48 High Street, Totnes |
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Summary
Robbed section of medieval town wall exposed during building work to the rear of 48 High Street, Totnes
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 800 604 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/212
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Bellchambers, J., 1991, Correspondence (Correspondence). SDV147346.
South Street, Totnes. During building work in 1990 an 'embankment' was observed and recorded by a member of the public in section beneath the rear part of the east wall of Huntwell House garden (48 High Street). Orientated east-west and faced with flat slates, the feature is tentatively identified by the observer as part of the Saxon burh defences. Letter and plans.
Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants, 1996, Assessment of Civic Centre Area, Totnes (Report - Assessment). SDV340328.
In 1990, measured sketch sections were made through an embankment orientated east-west on South Street beneath the rear wall of Huntwell House garden (48 High Street) which was interpreted as a remnant of the Saxon Burh defences. The embankment had an apparent outer facing of flat slates.
Dyer, M. J. + Allan, J., 2004, An Excavation on the Defences of the Anglo-Saxon Burh and Medieval Town of Totnes, 64, 72-5 (Article in Serial). SDV322415.
Robbed section of medieval town wall, almost 2 metres wide. Appendix 3.
Green, T., 2008, North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study, 32 (Report - Assessment). SDV342884.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147346 | Correspondence: Bellchambers, J.. 1991. Correspondence. |
| SDV322415 | Article in Serial: Dyer, M. J. + Allan, J.. 2004. An Excavation on the Defences of the Anglo-Saxon Burh and Medieval Town of Totnes. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 62. Paperback Volume. 64, 72-5. |
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| SDV340328 | Report - Assessment: Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants. 1996. Assessment of Civic Centre Area, Totnes. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K477. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV342884 | Report - Assessment: Green, T.. 2008. North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study. Southwest Archaeology Report. 060915. A4 Stapled + Digital. 32. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91387 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV42292 | Related to: Beehive well, Rear of 48 High Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV53882 | Related to: Totnes Town Wall to the rear of 54 High Street on South Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV9101 | Related to: Town Wall at the North Gate, Castle Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV9103 | Related to: Town Wall, Guildhall Yard, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV9102 | Related to: Town Wall, South Street, Totnes (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2013 3:58PM |
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