Bampton, J. and Morris, B. W. (2018). Ashcombe Garden, Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset Results of an Archaeological Evaluation. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1058735. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Ashcombe Garden, Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset Results of an Archaeological Evaluation
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
southwes1-334581_1.pdf (9 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1058735
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 The results of an archaeological evaluation carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) at Ashcombe Garden, Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset. This work was informed by previous metric survey and geophysical survey of the gardens and an historic building assessment of the adjacent White Rocks Cottage. This work was conducted with a focus on community engagement and in association with Exmoor National Park Authority. This phase of work hoped to determine aspects of a possible picturesque designed landscape laid out in and after the 1820s. The most important outcome of this investigation was to determine the location and form of the main path crossing the garden and demonstrate the use of quartz gravels to its build. The use of quartz in this way is significant as it is paralleled in Picturesque gardens elsewhere. No trace or a seat or vantage was identified in Trench 5. The other trenches have proven less conclusive and have raised more (different) questions. It is possible the natural substrate encountered in Trench 1 formed the base layer to a path similar to that exposed in Trench 2. No trace of the main path was located in Trenches 3 and 4. The evidence for the boundary wall revealed in Trench 6 is equivocal about the character of its build. One clear success for the project was the level of public engagement, with enthused volunteers, school groups and a successful open day. Another significant outcome for the project has been the realisation that the Gardens are more complex than previously appreciated, and that the upper terrace (and perhaps also the lower terrace/path) are multi-phase structures. As originally conceived, these structures may have been purely functional or purely aesthetic, successively one then the other, or both from the outset.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 J Bampton
Bryn W Morris
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 South West Archaeology Ltd.
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Exmoor National Park Authority HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2018
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: Land North of White Rock Cottage, Simonsbath
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Parish: EXMOOR
Country: England
Grid Reference: 277338, 139443 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PATHS (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: southwes1-334581
OBIB: 181115
Note
Note
Extra information on the publication or report.
Note:		 .pdf
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 13 Jan 2020