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| HER Number: | MDV55349 |
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| Name: | Three Ditches to the south-east of Crediton |
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Summary
Sections of three ditches excavated in 1992 on the north side of the railway line to the south-east of Crediton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 844 993 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89NW/100
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Reed, S. J., 1992, Archaeological recording of the SWW Fordton outfall sewer (Crediton), 1 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV337722.
Three ditches identified during archaeological recording of sewer pipe. Ditch 1 crossed the west end of the corridor, running diagonally east to west. Ditch 2 lay 40 metres east of ditch 1. It curved into and out of the easement for about 7 metres. Only one edge was exposed. Another curvilinear ditch (Ditch 3) could be seen 140 metres further east. It was observable over a distance of 12 metres and was 1 metre wide and 0.7-0.15 metres deep. The ditches were filled with a similar dark grey-black stoneless silty loam. Three post-medieval sherds were recovered from Ditch 3, the earliest being a cup handle of South Somerset ware dated to late 15th or early 16th century. Possibly the remnants of ploughed-out drainage ditches. However, the owner of Wellparks reported that his father and grandfather deliberately flooded the fields during the winter, thus they may be part of a watermeadow system. Pottery from Ditch 3 suggests that it was finally filled in during 19th century, although one sherd from this ditch dating to late 15th/early 16th century and a sherd of 13th/14th century pot retrieved during fieldwalking also indicate late medieval activity.
Map object based on this source.
Morton, R., 2006, Land south of Exeter Road, Crediton: Archaeological desk-based assessment and archaeological recording, 9; figure 2; Appendix A (Report - Assessment). SDV337718.
Site 3.
Ordnance Survey, 2007, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV337643.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337643 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2007. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV337718 | Report - Assessment: Morton, R.. 2006. Land south of Exeter Road, Crediton: Archaeological desk-based assessment and archaeological recording. Cotswold Archeological Trust Report. 06100. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9; figure 2; Appendix A. |
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| SDV337722 | Report - Watching Brief: Reed, S. J.. 1992. Archaeological recording of the SWW Fordton outfall sewer (Crediton). Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.58. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73140 | Related to: Possible Palaeochannel South-east of Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV55351 | Related to: Possible Palaeochannel to the South-East of Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV55350 | Related to: Pottery and Glass Sherds, South-East of Crediton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4151 - Site of Proposed Tesco Store at Crediton
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 16 2013 3:45PM |
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