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| HER Number: | MDV64838 |
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| Name: | Pit north of Meadowsfoot Beach |
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Summary
Site of a shallow pit or gully excavated to the noth of Meadowsfoot Beach
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 473 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holbeton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLBETON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Site of a post Roman settlement and Second World War pillbox at Meadowsfoot Beach
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NW/2/2/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Post Roman to Late Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Read, M., 2001, Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe (Report - Survey). SDV140212.
Reed, S. J., 2002, Archaeological Survey and Recording at Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe, South Devon, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV140214.
Sealed beneath the buried soil was a single shallow pit/gully, 0.2m deep and 1.7m wide, cut into the underlying dune sand. The fill consisted of brown sandy clay containing abundant charcoal and red burnt clay fragments. Fill samples yielded charred oats, henbane, legume and hazelnut fragments. Charred oats give a carbon 14 date of AD530-780 at 94.8% confidence. No evidence of in situ burning. No finds.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140212 | Report - Survey: Read, M.. 2001. Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV140214 | Report - Survey: Reed, S. J.. 2002. Archaeological Survey and Recording at Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe, South Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.29. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4849 | Related to: Amphora at Meadowsfoot Beach, Holbeton (Find Spot) |
| MDV47773 | Related to: ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Holbeton (Monument) |
| MDV64836 | Related to: DITCH in the Parish of Holbeton (Monument) |
| MDV64837 | Related to: Ditches at Meadowsfoot Beach (Monument) |
| MDV4848 | Related to: Early Medieval Settlement at Meadowsfoot Beach (Monument) |
| MDV47774 | Related to: STONE in the Parish of Holbeton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2214 - Archaeological Survey and Recording at Meadowsfoot Beach, Mothecombe, South Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2025 1:10PM |
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