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Land Around Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Devon |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology between September and October 2010 on Land Around Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Devon. A total of seventy four trenches was excavated. The evaluation identified a number of archaeological features within the proposed development area, the majority of which were concentrated in the south of Field B and in the north and west of Field I. The earliest artefacts encountered consisted of flint blades/bladelets of probable Mesolithic date recovered from the topsoil and/or subsoil within trenches 24, 73 and 74. Evidence of Bronze Age activity was identified in trench 20, where a ditch containing Middle Bronze Age pottery, would appear to confirm the presence of a large enclosure identified by an earlier geophysical survey. Probable Late Iron Age features, suggesting potential settlement activity, were identified in trench 34. Late Iron Age ditches, possibly relating to agricultural activity and/or land division were identified in trenches 30 and 33. A further enclosure identified in trenches 70, 73 and 75 remained undated. A possible enclosed roundhouse was identified in trench 22. Although no closely dateable material was recovered from this feature a prehistoric date is postulated for its construction. Evidence for medieval activity comprised pits containing 12th to 14th-century pottery in trenches 32 and 44. Evidence for post-medieval quarrying/sand extraction was identified in trench 70. Further post-medieval or modern features, relating to agricultural activity and land division, were identified in Fields B and I. |
Author: |
Steve Sheldon
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Publisher: |
Cotswold 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: |
2010
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land Around Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Devon |
Parish: |
SOWTON |
District: |
East Devon |
County: |
Devon |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 297010, 94970 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-93186 |
OBIB: |
CA typescript report 10185 |
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |