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Archaeological monitoring and recording at the Harpford River Footbridge, Harpford, Devon |
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Oakford Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Oakford Archaeology for Devon County Council in September 2020 during works to the western abutment of the Harpford over the River Otter, Harpford, Devon. A watching brief was maintained during the excavation of shallow foundations for the rock armour being extended around the western abutment of the footbridge. The works entailed the excavation of a foundation trench totalling c.7m in length, 1m wide and 0.2m deep, removing recent sediment above coarse clastic (gravels) and finer-granted stratified sands. Although the riverbank was not impacted by the works a small section was cleaned and recorded. This exposed silts and gravels overlain by a c.9m wide and 0.73m deep probable former river channel filled with mid to dark grey clayey sand. This was sealed underneath a succession of mid reddish-brown clayey sand deposits overlain by a 0.3m thick dark brown clayey sand topsoil. Due to the lack of additional Palaeolithic ecofacts or faunal remains, it was agreed with DCHET that no geoarchaeological on-site assessment and analysis was necessary. |
Author: |
Marc F R Steinmetzer
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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: |
2020
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Harpford River Footbridge |
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Devon |
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East Devon |
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NEWTON POPPLEFORD AND HARPFORD |
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England |
Grid Reference: 308900, 90300 (Easting, Northing)
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oakforda1-404189 |
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16 Feb 2021 |