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| HER Number: | MDV65512 |
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| Name: | Southcott Shrunken Settlement, Weare Giffard |
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Summary
A possible shrunken settlement is suggested at Southcott.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 485 221 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Weare Giffard |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEARE GIFFARD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Shrunken settlement and enclosure at Southcott
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42SE/140
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 1999, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 1 (Rothernbridge to Gammaton Moor), 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV449.
A possible shrunken settlement is suggested at Southcott. The 1947 aerial photographs show surface irregularities in a field to the east of Southcott Barton farm. Deeds of the farm from 1673 + 1705 mention eleven cottages one of which was occupied by Rrichard Warmington + the 1837 Tithe Map Apportionment names a field to the northeast of the farm as 'Warmington's Meadow'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV449 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1999. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 1 (Rothernbridge to Gammaton Moor). Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.90. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2007 10:19AM |
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