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| HER Number: | MDV43922 |
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| Name: | Exminster, Trood Lane Landfill |
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Summary
A 10cm thick layer of buried soil overlying waterborne silts and gravels recorded during archaeological evaluation. A layer of silty loam overlying the buried soil may represent ploughing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 928 884 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exminster |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NW/168
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Cambridge University Collection, 1975, CUC/BUO 20, 20 (Aerial Photograph). SDV300640.
Pye, A. R. + Matthews, A., 1991, An Archaeological Evaluation of a Landfill Site at Trood Lane, Exminster, 2-3 (Report - Evaluation). SDV300638.
Evaluation trench dug through colluvium in 1991 by EMAFU located a 10cm thick layer of buried soil overlying waterborne silts and gravels. A layer of silty loam overlying the buried soil may represent ploughing. Environmental samples taken.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV300638 | Report - Evaluation: Pye, A. R. + Matthews, A.. 1991. An Archaeological Evaluation of a Landfill Site at Trood Lane, Exminster. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.59. A4 stapled + Digital. 2-3. |
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| SDV300640 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection. 1975. CUC/BUO 20. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. 20. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV127 - Evaluation of a Landfill Site at Trood Lane, Exminster
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 1 2021 7:00AM |
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