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An archaeological gradiometer survey, Land adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington, Exeter, Devon, Ordnance Survey E/N: 29180,89370 |
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Substrata unpublished report series
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substrat1-182130_1.pdf (6 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This report was commissioned by AC Archaeology Ltd on behalf of clients. The location of the site is shown in Figure 7. The survey area was situated within six fields, Fields 1 to 4, 6 and 7 as shown in Figure 1. Field 5 was excluded as it was the subject of an earlier geophysical survey undertaken as a component of a wider-scale assessment for the Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area (Hughes and Valentin, 2010). The magnetic contrast across the survey area was sufficient to be able to differentiate between anomalies representing possible archaeological features and background magnetic responses. Forty-seven magnetic anomaly groups pertaining to potential archaeology were recorded across the six fields making up the survey area. None of the anomaly groups recorded related to features mapped by the Ordnance Survey on historical or modern maps. Two of the groups are likely to represent ring ditches or large round-houses. One group comprises a faint and disrupted set of anomalies that may indicate a single enclosure. Four of the groups may relate to two former ditched roads, tracks or field-lanes. Two groups are likely to reflect recent rubble deposits. The remaining magnetic anomaly groups recorded during the survey are most likely to relate to various phases of former fields and other enclosures not recorded on historical Ordnance Survey maps. These modern fields have been created out of probable medieval enclosures. The sinuous medieval boundaries survive in places |
Author: |
R Dean
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Publisher: |
Substrata Ltd.
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Locations: |
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Land adjacent to Chudleigh Road, Alphington |
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Devon |
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Exeter |
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EXETER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 291800, 89300 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
substrat1-182130 |
OBIB: |
Report 140620 |
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PDF report with CD-ROM of archive
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Created Date: |
18 Aug 2017 |