Site Event/Activity record EEM13992 - 1998-2000: AE - Excavation at Ley Hill

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Organisation

National Trust, The

Date

1998-2000

Description

A barn was excavated in 1998, and a large domestic building was excavated in 1999 and 2000. Some cob and rubble stone walls were revealed and 13th/14th century pottery and a whetstone were found. Samples were taken from the beated floor - analysis found oats and rye present. Further detailed examination to take place. [1]

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SEM7303 Article in serial: Thackray, C.. 2001. Holnicote Estate - Excavation at Ley Hill Deserted Medieval Settlement. The National Trust: Annual Archaeological Review. 2000-2001. 9.
<2> SEM8514 Report: Naysmith, P.. 1999. Radiocarbon dating certificate: Leyhill settlement.
<3> SEM340989 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 2000. [Unknown]. Archaeology South West. 5. p5.
<4> SEM340990 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 1999. [Unknown]. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 142. p 208-9.
<5> SEM340991 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 2001. [Unknown]. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 143. p 172-173.
<6> SEM340992 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 2002. [Unknown]. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 144. p 233.
<7> SEM340993 Report: Papworth, M.. 1998. A resistivity survey of the medieval settlement at Ley Hill, Luccombe, Somerset. National Trust, The.
<8> SEM340994 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 1999. [Unknown]. The National Trust: Annual Archaeological Review. 7. p 56.
<9> SEM340995 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 1999-2000. [Unknown]. The National Trust: Annual Archaeological Review. 8. p 64.
<10> SEM340996 Article in serial: [Unknown]. 2000-2001. [Unknown]. The National Trust: Annual Archaeological Review. 9. p 64.
<11> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1309667, Updated 8 February 2022.
<12> SEM340986 Article in serial: Richardson, I.. 2019. Ley Hill, a deserted medieval site on Exmoor. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 162. pp 9-42.

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Location	Ley Hill, Holnicote Estate
Grid reference	SS 8918 4501 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	SS84NE
Civil Parish	LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MSO7422 Ley Hill medieval settlement (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

EEM14967 1998-1999: GS (MS, RS) - Ley Hill

Record last edited

Feb 8 2022 4:24PM