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| HER Number: | MDV80522 |
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| Name: | Possible Iron Age Ditch, Town Farm Quarry |
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Summary
Narrow ditch revealed during topsoil stripping at Town Farm Quarry, contained two sherds of probable late Iron Age date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 081 165 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Burlescombe |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURLESCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: 162/2009
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Farnell, A. + Quinnell, H., 2010, Archaeological Recording at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe, Devon: Phase 5/6, 3-4, Figs 3-4, 6 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347619.
A narrow ditch, extending for circa 82 metres across the southern end of the site, was revealed during topsoil stripping in advance of quarrying of phases 5 and 6 at Town Farm. It was aligned east-south-east to west-north-west, 0.58 metres wide and 0.28 metres deep, and appeared to have been completely truncated at its eastern end, therefore may have originally continued further. Two sherds of probable later Iron Age date were recovered from the fill, and while its date remains uncertain its alignment is at odds with post-medieval field system, and it was overlain by a subsoil layer believed to be contemporary with the post-medieval fields. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Farnell, A. + Quinnell, H., 2012, Further Prehistoric Activity at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe, 63-65 (Article in Serial). SDV361557.
Excavations at Town Farm Quarry revealed a narrow ditch, extending some 82 metres across the southern end of the site, truncated at its eastern end. Two pottery sherds dated to the Later Iron Age were recovered from its fill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347619 | Report - Watching Brief: Farnell, A. + Quinnell, H.. 2010. Archaeological Recording at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe, Devon: Phase 5/6. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.35. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3-4, Figs 3-4, 6. |
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| SDV361557 | Article in Serial: Farnell, A. + Quinnell, H.. 2012. Further Prehistoric Activity at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 70. Hardback Volume. 63-65. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV1888 - SHERD (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV5189 - Archaeological Recording at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2018 12:59PM |
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