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HER Number:MDV72673
Name:Clyst Valley Embankments

Summary

Embankments marked on modern and historic maps through the Clyst Valley

Location

Grid Reference:SX 976 914
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroadclyst
Civil ParishClyst St. George
Civil ParishClyst St. Mary
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST ST.GEORGE
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST ST.MARY
Ecclesiastical ParishBROADCLYST

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EMBANKMENT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Embankments along the network of drains are marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, stretching from Dog Village to Topsham, along the Clyst Valley.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Embankments along the network of drains are marked on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, stretching from Dog Village to Topsham, along the Clyst Valley.

Ordnance Survey, 2006, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV324628.

Embankments along the network of drains are marked on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap, stretching from Dog Village to Topsham, along the Clyst Valley.

Wakeham, C., 2009, Land Adjacent to the River Clyst and Clyst St Mary Bridge, Comming's Marsh, Clyst St Mary, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief, 1, 3 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347488.

By 2008, the flood embankments adjacent to the bridge had subsided by 0.5 metres and required improvement and repair. The works comprised stabilising the existing embankment sub-base and rebuilding using geotextile reinforced earth. The ground reduction for the new floodbank and compound area was not of sufficient depth to expose any early features or deposits, with only modern (late 20th century) layers exposed. The pit revealed in the trench adjacent to the bridge wall also contained modern finds, and no early finds or palaeoenvironmental remains were exposed. Other details: Figure 2, plate 1.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV324628Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2006. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV347488Report - Watching Brief: Wakeham, C.. 2009. Land Adjacent to the River Clyst and Clyst St Mary Bridge, Comming's Marsh, Clyst St Mary, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief. AC Archaeology Report. ACD36/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1, 3.

Associated Monuments

MDV55982Parent of: Francis Davy's Embankment, Topsham (Monument)
MDV72542Related to: Clyst Valley Drainage System (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5134 - Watching Brief on Land Adjacent to the River Clyst and Clyst St Mary Bridge

Date Last Edited:Oct 17 2024 4:14PM