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An archaeological magnetometer survey, St Ann's Chapel, Kingsbridge, Devon, Centred on NGR (E/N): 266395,047330 |
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Substrata unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The magnetic responses across the survey area were sufficient to be able to differentiate between possible buried archaeology and background magnetic responses. The magnetic anomaly groups pertaining to potential buried archaeology were georeferenced to the Ordnance Survey National Grid, mapped, characterised and assigned with an appropriate degree of certainty. Eighteen magnetic anomaly groups were mapped as representing potential archaeological deposits and features. Of these, two represent field boundaries, possibly of late medieval origin, recorded on the 1843 Bigbury tithe map. One of these boundaries was removed before 1886 and the other between 1953-4 and 1974 as depicted on historic Ordnance Survey maps. A further two anomaly groups have the same magnetic characteristics and trend. These are most likely to represent similar field boundaries removed before the publication of the tithe map. One group represents rubble and disturbed ground associated with a house mapped in 1843 and demolished between 1953-4 and 1974. Adjacent to the site of the house, one anomaly group represents a garden wall removed between 1843 and 1886 and a second group represents an orchard and garden boundary removed between 1953-4 and 1974. Two groups may represent segments of field boundaries of the Devon bank type. One group may represent a deposit of rubble or near-surface bedrock. The remaining magnetic anomaly groups have characteristics typical of remnants of former field boundaries or enclosures of unknown period and possibly of more than one phase of past land management. |
Author: |
R Dean
M Edwards
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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: |
2018
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St Ann’s Chapel, Kingsbridge |
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Devon |
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South Hams |
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BIGBURY |
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England |
Grid Reference: 266395, 47330 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
substrat1-311040 |
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Report 1710ANN-R-1 |
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Created Date: |
08 Oct 2018 |