Title: |
An archaeological resistance survey, Land at Bradninch Cricket Club, Bradninch, Exeter, Devon, Centred on NGR (E/N): 300000,103600 |
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Substrata unpublished report series
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substrat1-304637_1.pdf (7 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The area covering the current cricket and its immediate surroundings was an American army temporary camp constructed prior to the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War 2. The camp was subsequently used as a POW camp for German soldiers. This survey was designed to help assess the state of beneath-ground preservation of the camp and contribute to the understanding of its history. Forty-six resistance anomaly groups were mapped as representing possible archaeological deposits or features. One group is likely to represent a former field boundary recorded on the 1839 Bradninch tithe ma. Fifteen of the groups appear to be associated with structures and paths of the former army camp recorded on an RAF aerial photograph taken in 1946. A further eleven groups are probably associated with the below-surface remains of the camp. Six groups may be associated with the camp but other origins, such as ploughing disturbance or separate archaeological deposits, cannot be ruled out. Three groups do not appear to relate to structures associated with the army camp and may have different archaeological origins. A cluster of ten anomaly groups have a north-south or east-west orientation which does not correspond with any of the army camp structures visible on the 1946 aerial photograph. It is possible that these anomaly groups relate to land drainage or an archaeological structure not recorded on the 1946 image. |
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: |
2017
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land at Bradninch Cricket Club |
County: |
Devon |
District: |
Mid Devon |
Parish: |
BRADNINCH |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 300000, 103600 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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1 LIKELY FIELD BOUNDARY FRAGMENT
(Monus)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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10 POSSIBLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS ORIENTATED N-S AND E-W - LAND DRAINS OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL
(Monus)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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11 PROBABLE DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS AND PATHS OF THE CAMP
(Monus)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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15 LIKELY DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS AND PATHS OF THE CAMP
(Monus)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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3 POSSIBLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS - FIELD BOUNDARY OR ENCLOSURE BOUNDARY FRAGMENTS
(Monus)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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6 POSSIBLE DEPOSITS OF UNCIRTAIN ORIGINS - EITHER THE CAMP OR FIELD BOUNDARY FRAGMENTS
(Monus)
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DRAIN
(Monument Type England)
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GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
(Event)
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FIELD BOUNDARY
(Monument Type England)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
substrat1-304637 |
OBIB: |
Report 1704BRA-R-1 |
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PDF report and cloud archive
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Created Date: |
17 Jun 2019 |