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Land at Hitchcock's Businees Park, Uffculme, Devon Results of a Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Evaluation |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The results of a geophysical survey and archaeological evaluation carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) for land at Hitchcock's Business Park, Uffculme, Mid Devon, Devon. The site is located in an area of known archaeological potential with prehistoric and Roman activity identified in the immediate vicinity. The geophysical survey identified two groups of modern anomalies, and not anomalies that appear to have an historic or archaeological origin. In order to verify the validity of these results a staged programme of archaeological evaluation trenches was undertaken. The evaluation identified a total of 59 features, all post-medieval or modern in date and relating to land drainage and services. Of these features only the modern service was identified on the geophysical survey (Group 1). None of the ditches are aligned with the current or known historic field boundaries within the site, and they are more likely to represent larger scale drainage reflecting the former 'moorland' nature of the fields indicated by the tithe award. Most of the buried features did not produce dating evidence, but those that did, and the character of the other's fills would suggest all of the ditches are post-medieval in date. The abundance of drainage ditches and land drains, along with the significant waterlogging that is reported to occur within both Fields A and B may account for why the geophysical survey failed to identify any of these features. A combination of the readings being affected by the level of water within the ground; and the fill of the features being similar to the natural. Given the results of the geophysical survey and archaeological evaluation the archaeological potential for the site is low and it is not recommended that any further archaeological investigations are undertaken in relation to this site. |
Author: |
P Bonvoisin
P Webb
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Publisher: |
South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Hitchcock's Business Park |
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Devon |
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Mid Devon |
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HALBERTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 305074, 111996 (Easting, Northing)
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southwes1-293537 |
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171002 |
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17 Jun 2019 |