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3 WELL STREET, EXETER: GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL BOREHOLES |
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ARCA unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
On 1st July 2014, ARCA carried out a geoarchaeological borehole survey of a possible Medieval masonry-lined octagonal well located at 3 Well Street, Exeter. A borehole drilled in the centre of the Medieval structure encountered bedrock of the Whipton Formation at a depth of 3.26m. Layers of peat and organic mud overlying the bedrock between 3.26m and 2.08m depth appear to have formed in a vegetated wet environment, and may potentially predate the construction of the Medieval masonry structure. Coarser, more mineral rich strata containing traces of charcoal and CBM were encountered over the organic strata, filling in the Medieval well. Given the relatively shallow depth of the well, and the presence of peats which appear unlikely to have formed at the base of a covered well structure, it is hypothesised that the Medieval well may have been constructed at the site of a naturally occurring spring. The basal peat strata at the site may therefore have formed prior to the Medieval period in a wet hollow around this spring. 14C dating of the peat strata may be utilised to test this hypothesis. If the hypothesis that the well was constructed over a spring is correct, it is possible that water levels may, at times, have been near to the top of the masonry structure. |
Author: |
Phil Stastney
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Publisher: |
ARCA
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Exeter City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Locations: |
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3 Well Street |
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Devon |
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Exeter |
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EXETER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 292555, 93204 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
arca1-210839 |
OBIB: |
1314-17 |
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Report in PDF format.
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Created Date: |
12 Feb 2018 |