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Land to the West of Hayne Lane, Honiton, Devon: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted over land off Hayne Lane, near Honiton, Devon. The site comprises five pasture fields to the southwest of Hayne Lane, approximately 1.1 miles southwest of Honiton. The site occupies an area of sloping land that forms part of the valley of the River Otter. The gradiometer survey covered 10.6 hectares and was undertaken between 16th and 19th September 2013. Several ditch-like anomalies and one possible enclosure were identified in the southwestern portion of the Site, although these anomalies are confined to a relatively small area in the westernmost two fields. They appear as a series of fragmentary linear and rectilinear anomalies, some of which are parallel with the existing field boundaries, although it is not possible to determine their date. A number of irregular regions of diffuse background responses can be seen within the southwestern part of the Site that are typical of geological features and may indicate alluvial deposits. Elsewhere, regions of increased magnetic response can be seen; whilst the origins of these areas of variability are uncertain, it is possible that they are associated with geological deposits being ploughed to the surface. Many of the observed anomalies appear to relate to relatively recent use of this land for agriculture, with frequent ploughing trends visible throughout. Weak linear and curvilinear trends were observed within the dataset, although their origins are unclear and it is possible that they are agricultural or geological in origin. |
Author: |
R Lefort
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Publisher: |
Wessex 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: |
2013
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Locations: |
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Hayne Lane |
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Devon |
District: |
East Devon |
Parish: |
GITTISHAM |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 314320, 99414 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-174684 |
OBIB: |
report reference 101310.02 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |