Urmston, B. (2013). Land at Crinacott Farm Pyworthy, Devon Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042095. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Crinacott Farm Pyworthy, Devon Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report
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Abstract:		 A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted over land at Crinacott Farm, near Pyworthy, Devon. The site comprises six pasture fields to the south of Pyworthy, Devon, approximately 4km southwest of Holsworthy and 11km east of Bude, Cornwall. The site is located on the southern flank of a low ridge overlooking a stream at the base of a shallow valley. The gradiometer survey covered 19.1 ha. The clearest anomalies of archaeological interest are consistent with former field boundaries, of which several were identified within the survey areas. Many of these appear on historic mapping and were noted in a previous desk-based assessment (Wessex Archaeology 2013). A number do not appear on historic maps however, and indicate further subdivisions of the former known field systems. Several clusters of anomalies have been identified at the northern and southern extents of the survey areas. The proximity of these anomalies to the existing boundaries and their limited extents within the survey area have made the interpretation less conclusive, although it is possible that they are of archaeological interest. A possible sub-circular anomaly has been identified towards the eastern extent. Numerous regions of increased magnetic response appear throughout the survey areas and it is considered likely that they are geological in origin; it is interesting to note the relative enhancement of ploughing trends in these regions. Clusters of linear and pit-like anomalies are closely associated with these regions; although they have been interpreted as being of possible archaeological interest, a geological origin cannot be discounted entirely. Elsewhere within the survey area, numerous linear and curvilinear trends are visible on differing orientations to local ploughing trends. A network of linear anomalies within one of the survey areas is likely to relate to field drainage.
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Author:		 Ben Urmston ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Land at Crinacott Farm
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Parish: PYWORTHY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 230815, 101634 (Easting, Northing)
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GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-174354
OBIB: 85631.01
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017