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| HER Number: | MDV29112 |
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| Name: | Roman or Saxon Ditches, Margaret Street, Exmouth |
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Summary
Three large ditches of Saxon or Roman date revealed during excavations and watching briefs on the site of St. Margarets Chapel and The Volunteer Inn. One, running east-west under St. Margarets Chapel, may be the boundary ditch of Ordgar's Littleham estate, granted in 1042. A north-south ditch cuts this and joins a later east-west ditch on the line of Margaret Street.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 002 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WITHYCOMBE RALEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/213
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Roman to Saxon - 43 AD to 1065 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Site of St. Margarets Chapel marked on 1855-1895 Town Map.
Weddell, P. J. + Henderson, C. G., 1985, Excavations in Exmouth 1982-4, 39-40 (Article in Serial). SDV354905.
Weddell, P. J. + Henderson, C. G., 1985, Excavations in Exmouth 1982-4. Preliminary Report, 1 (Report - Interim). SDV349678.
Excavations and watching briefs on the site of St. Margarets Chapel and The Volunteer Inn have produced three large ditches, without finds except for one piece of Roman tile. They are Roman or Saxon in date. One, running east-west under St. Margarets Chapel, may be the boundary ditch of Ordgar's Littleham estate, granted in 1042. A north-south ditch cuts this and joins a later east-west ditch on the line of Margaret Street.
Turton, S. D., 2009, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Exmouth Strand Enhancement Scheme, Exmouth, Devon, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV344641.
Parish boundary. Possible late Saxon.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86385 ] |
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| SDV344641 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 2009. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Exmouth Strand Enhancement Scheme, Exmouth, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.23. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV349678 | Report - Interim: Weddell, P. J. + Henderson, C. G.. 1985. Excavations in Exmouth 1982-4. Preliminary Report. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1. |
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| SDV354905 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J. + Henderson, C. G.. 1985. Excavations in Exmouth 1982-4. Exeter Archaeology 1984/5. A4 Stapled + Digital. 39-40. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16629 | Related to: Littleham Parish Boundary (Monument) |
| MDV10665 | Related to: St. Margarets Chapel, Exmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5702 - TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV4728 - Assessment of Proposed Exmouth Strand Enhancement Scheme
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2015 10:11AM |
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