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| HER Number: | MDV51125 |
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| Name: | Saltworking Site at Holcombe, Uplyme |
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Summary
Fragment of briquetage indicative of saltworking.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 314 928 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Uplyme |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPLYME |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/161/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to XI - 700 BC to 1100 AD (Between))
Full description
Farrar, R. A. H., 1962, A Note on the Prehistoric and Roman Salt Industry, 137-144 (Article in Serial). SDV346113.
The fragment appears similar to examples cited from Iron Age and Romano British sites in Dorset.
Farrar, R. A. H., 1967, Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Dorset, 143-6 (Article in Serial). SDV346114.
Pollard, S. H. M., 1974, A Late Iron Age Settlement and a Romano-British Villa at Holcombe, Near Uplyme, Devon, 120 (Article in Serial). SDV343116.
Fragment of rectangular briquetage tray, for the evaporation of salt, found during excavations of the Late Iron Age settlement and Roman-British settlement at Holcombe.
Jarvis, K., 1985, Boar-House Clump, Upton. A Romano-British Saltworking Site, 159-162 (Article in Serial). SDV346115.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Appraisal of the Salt Industry on Seaton Marshes, East Devon, 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV120092.
The saltworking industry continued at Holcombe into the Saxon period. Four saltworkers are recorded in Domesday Survey.
Bourn, R., 2000, Land off Harbour Road, Seaton: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV120104.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120092 | Report - non-specific: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Appraisal of the Salt Industry on Seaton Marshes, East Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.93. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV120104 | Report - Assessment: Bourn, R.. 2000. Land off Harbour Road, Seaton: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. CgMs Consulting Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV343116 | Article in Serial: Pollard, S. H. M.. 1974. A Late Iron Age Settlement and a Romano-British Villa at Holcombe, Near Uplyme, Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 32. Paperback Volume. 120. |
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| SDV346113 | Article in Serial: Farrar, R. A. H.. 1962. A Note on the Prehistoric and Roman Salt Industry. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 84. Unknown. 137-144. |
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| SDV346114 | Article in Serial: Farrar, R. A. H.. 1967. Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 89. Unknown. 143-6. |
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| SDV346115 | Article in Serial: Jarvis, K.. 1985. Boar-House Clump, Upton. A Romano-British Saltworking Site. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 107. Unknown. 159-162. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14400 | Part of: Honeyditches Multiphase Settlement, Seaton (Monument) |
| MDV11429 | Related to: Holcombe Villa (Monument) |
| MDV42560 | Related to: Medieval Salt Works at Seaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 17 2010 2:22PM |
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