Steinmetzer, M. F R. (2018). Archaeological evaluation on land behind Holly Berry Lane, Lee Mill, Devon. Oakford Archaeology: Oakford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047426. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation on land behind Holly Berry Lane, Lee Mill, Devon
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Series:		 Oakford Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out by Oakford Archaeology in December 2017 on land behind Holly Berry Lane, Lee Mill, Devon. The work comprised the machine-excavation of 10 trenches totaling 360m in length, with each trench 1.6m wide. These targeted a series of anomalies identified during an earlier geophysical survey and provided a spatial sample of those areas that were not available for geophysical survey. The remains of a large sub-square enclosure and evidence for internal linear sub-divisions, the remains of a single building, as well as two pits, were identified in trenches 5, 6, 7 and 8 across the centre of the site. The features had largely naturally infilled and no finds were recovered from these. In addition, due to intensive ploughing no remains of banked ramparts associated with the enclosure were identified. Trenches to the north and northwest of the enclosure identified the remains of two ditches running in a north-westerly direction, their alignment not inconsistent with boundary features of prehistoric date. While there were no finds recovered from the enclosure in particular and the site in general, the character of the features and its correlation with the alignment of the current field system, indicates that they likely represent evidence for medieval activity. A single posthole, located at the northern end of the site has been radiocarbon dated to the late Saxon period. A single posthole returned a radiocarbon date of late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date.
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Author:		 Marc F R Steinmetzer ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oakford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Land behind Holly Berry Lane
County: Devon
District: South Hams
Parish: SPARKWELL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 259630, 55910 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: oakforda1-304219
OBIB: 18-02
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018