| Summary: | An archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at West Exe Park, Alphington, near Exeter, Devon, was undertaken by AC archaeology during March 2017. The site occupies approximately 13 hectares of agricultural land to the west of Exminster. The main archaeological interest is that a recent geophysical survey identified two potential rectangular enclosures of late prehistoric or Romano-British form, a ring ditch, which may relate to a ploughed-out former Bronze Age barrow, and a World War II gun battery platform. In addition, a series of linear anomalies relating to possible early land division were present. The evaluation confirmed the presence of a prehistoric (albeit middle Iron Age) ring ditch, two enclosures, one of which was an earthwork in the Romano-British period, and features related to largely undated agricultural activity on the site. A high positive anomaly interpreted from the geophysics is the site of a World War II anti-aircraft battery. The finds include pieces of prehistoric pottery, worked flint and a small collection of Romano-British pottery. |
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