Land at Sentry's Farm, Exminster, Devon: Archaeological Evaluation
Cotswold Archaeology, 2015. (updated 2016) https://doi.org/10.5284/1031509. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1031509
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Introduction
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in November 2013 on Land at Sentry's Farm, Exminster, Devon. Four trenches were excavated. The evaluation has identified a small number of archaeological features within the proposed development area. These features were confined to the three westernmost trenches.
Undated pits were encountered and these appear to be similar in nature to a number of pits identified during an earlier archaeological evaluation immediately to the north of the current site. The isolated nature of these pits, coupled with lack of dating evidence from either phase of evaluation, makes a clear interpretation of their function impossible at present. An undated ditch was also identified and this probably relates to land management and/or drainage. A ditch of post-medieval date was identified and this would appear to relate to agricultural activity and/or land division. Two further, undated, ditches on a similar alignment were also identified and these may be broadly contemporary.
