Webb, P. (2017). Land off Pitt Hill, Shebbear, Devon Results of an Archaeological Evaluation. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053497. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Pitt Hill, Shebbear, Devon Results of an Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation and for related off-site analysis and reporting in advance of a planning application for the construction of a proposed housing development. This follows on from a geophysical survey (Webb and Boyd 2016). The site comprises a c.1.5ha of open land located to the north of St. Michaels Church in Shebbear, Torridge, Devon. Two arable fields slope down from south to north, from a plateau to the south at Church Farm, at an altitude of c.120-40m AOD. The evaluation identified and excavated a total of 22 archaeological features and validated the results of the geophysical survey. Most of the features did not produce any dating material, although those that did would suggest the bulk of the ditches will be medieval or post-medieval in date; the medieval features probably relate to a manorial complex believed to lie to the south, next to the church. The enclosure ditches identified by the geophysical survey proved to be up to 3.5m wide and 1.65m deep, and produced Romano-British pottery dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. To the east, a series of banks and ditches relate to the post-medieval use of the site, associated with farm buildings which have since been demolished. The evaluation has confirmed that the site encompasses the remains of a Romano-British enclosure overlaid by post-medieval field-boundaries, and that the archaeological value of these features will be of local and regional significance. It is likely that archaeological remains of Romano-British and medieval date may be present across the upper (southern) part of the site, but that the archaeological potential for the lower (northern) part of the site is much less, seemingly reflecting historical differences in agricultural potential and utilisation.
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Author:		 P Webb
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Publisher:		 South West Archaeology 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:		 2017
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Site: Land at Pitt Hill
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Parish: SHEBBEAR
Country: England
Grid Reference: 243759, 109337 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: southwes1-299733
OBIB: 170428
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019