Steinmetzer, M. F R. (2009). Archaeological monitoring on the Hillersden Reservoir to Cullompton Rugby Club Water main. Exeter Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1005052. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological monitoring on the Hillersden Reservoir to Cullompton Rugby Club Water main
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Series:		 Exeter Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The pipeline is aligned roughly NW-SE and extends for approximately 2.2km immediately west of Cullompton (Figs 1-2), traversing a total of 8 fields. Inspection of all fields showed very little evidence of archaeological activity. Field 2 contained the remains of a N-S aligned ditch, measuring 1m in width and 0.7m deep. It contained a single fill similar in character to the overlying subsoil. A further ditch was observed in Field 10. This was aligned N-S and was approximately 0.9m wide and 0.68m deep. Neither features produced datable evidence, although the uppermost deposits in both cases were almost identical to the topsoil, suggesting that they are relatively recent (i.e post-medieval). This is further suggested by the correlation of these ditches with boundaries shown on the 1891 OS map (Fig 3). The initial topsoil strip in field 3 revealed a modern dewpond at its northern end. Two palaeochannels, aligned in a NE-SW direction, were uncovered in the southern half of field 4. The southern channel was c. 15m wide and continued below the base of the trench. It contained a largely homogenous reddish brown silty clay upper fill, while a reddish-grey gleyed lower fill was visible at the base. The northern channel was much smaller, measuring approximately 7m in width and continuing below the base of the trench. This was filled with a homogenous reddish brown silty clay fill. A total of 4 hedgebanks were breached. These were all prominent earthen banks of simple construction. No buried soil was present and no datable evidence was found. The banks varied in size from between 2-3.93m wide and 0.8-1.7m high. The topsoil and subsoil layers produced 65 sherds of pottery, weighing 1235g and consisting of a variety of local slip and coarsewares dating from the 16th to 18th century. The presence of unstratified post-medieval pottery tells us little other than they were probably deposited through the process of manuring
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Author:		 Marc F R Steinmetzer ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Exeter 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:		 2009
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Site: Hillersden Reservoir to Cullompton rugby club water main
Parish: CULLOMPTON
District: Mid Devon
County: Devon
Country: England
Grid Reference: 329920, 190100 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 330110, 193100 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Dew Pond (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
DEWPOND (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016