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Moorland View, East Street, North Molton, Devon Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The results of archaeological monitoring and recording carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. at Moorland View, East Street, North Molton, Devon. North Molton is a village known for its historical iron mining and the wool industry. Cartographic evidence demonstrates that the development site formerly had a building positioned to the front of the plot in 1840, which had been demolished by the later 19th century. The site is located in an area of medieval strip fields. An area c.6.50m×10m was excavated to reveal four phases of activity: medieval pits, probably for prospection; a subsequent terracing of the site and the insertion of a cobble floor surface from the 17th-18th centuries; reinstatement of a boundary towards the rear of the historic property and the construction of a building with a fireplace and four associated floor surfaces in the 18th-19th centuries; and finally collapse, demolition and burial of the site in the 19th century. Floors and features extending beneath the limit of excavation along the western and north-eastern edges of the excavated area will survive to varying degrees. |
Author: |
J Bampton
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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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Moorland View |
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Devon |
District: |
North Devon |
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NORTH MOLTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 274024, 129762 (Easting, Northing)
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southwes1-288556 |
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171201 |
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Created Date: |
16 Aug 2019 |