| Title: |
Land at Tone Vale, Near Taunton. Venn Cottages Site. Report on Archaeological Evaluation. (WA Report no. 43638) |
| Number of Pages: |
15 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at the proposed site of a residential development. A prehistoric hillfort enclosure, several burial mounds and a Roman settlement had been recorded in the surrounding area, and a number of medieval settlement sites and findspots were known. An evaluation carried out at an adjacent site had recorded the remains of Venn House, an 18th century building. The present evaluation entailed the investigation of an area thought to have contained the remains of Venn Cottages, which dated from the 19th century. The remains of three buildings were identified. One structure, Building Three, appeared to pre-date Buildings One and Two. Land drains which apparently respected the line of Building Three were observed, and it was noted that these had been replaced by larger drains cutting through the area of this building. Dating evidence was poor, providing no firm archaeological date for Building Three. The possibility of re-use of earlier structures such as a stable, dating to the existence of Venn House in the 18th century, was raised. All of the artefacts recovered were of post-medieval date, and generally fitted a date range of the late 18th-20th century. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Kit Watson
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| Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Venn House |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Venn Cottages |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late 18th20th Century Aip (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND AT TONE VALE, NEAR TAUNTON; VENN COTTAGES SITE
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Taunton Deane
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DRAIN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), LAND DRAIN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: ST16652715
Parish: Bishop's Lydeard
Postcode: TA4 1JL
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
