| Summary: | Archaeological monitoring was undertaken within the churchyard of St. Eustachius Church, Tavistock, West Devon, Devon, during groundworks associated with the replacement of historic earthenware water pipes as there had been a long-term leak. The parish church of St. Eustachius is located at the centre of Tavistock, south-west of the roundabout junction between West Street and Bedford Square. The Church of St. Eustachius is grade II Listed; and is noted for its dominant Gothic presence and high quality architectural features, with 14th and 15th century origins and a restoration phase dating to 1844-45.
A trenc was excavated (for c.15m) through a tarmac path and then turf, with a flower border along the churchyard wall. Within the south-east long section in the narrower part of the trench a corner of a slate box tomb was noted. The slate slab measured 5.5m to the north side of the church doorway and 3.35m to the Vestry. No finds were recovered, although a very small quantity of disarticulated human bone fragments fell out of the section and was left to be reinterred within the churchyard. |
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