Site Event/Activity record EEM14903 - 2021: WB - Countisbury Common
Technique(s)
Organisation
AC Archaeology
Date
January/March 2021
Description
A watching brief was undertaken in Januarn and March 2021 during groundworks for a new electricity cable trench at Countisbury Common. The proposed route crossed a number of heritage assets recorded in the Exmoor National Park HER.
The route was changed following a precommencement walkover survey to avoid the majority of the identified archaeological features. A small number of features were affected by the trench and were recorded during the watching brief, including a field boundary and two trackways (one formerly thought to represent a building platform). A settlement terrace was also identified next to the village, which was avoided by the new route. A small number of late post-medieval and modern finds were collected.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM340807 Report: Rainbird, P. and Payne, N.. 2021. A new electricity cable route on land at Countisbury Common, Countisbury, Exmoor, Devon: Results of an archaeological watching brief.
Location
Location | Countisbury Common, Countisbury, Devon |
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Grid reference | Centred SS 7476 4986 (186m by 428m) |
Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- MDE21081 19th Century quarry on Butter Hill (Monument)
- MDE20877 Countisbury (Place)
- MDE8687 Medieval or post-medieval field system on Butter Hill (Monument)
- MEM24995 Medieval or post-medieval settlement platform southwest of Countisbury Church (Monument)
- MEM24994 Post-medieval hedgebank west of Countisbury Church (Hedgerow)
Record last edited
Apr 20 2021 1:23PM