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> 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.

Map

Location

Location Countisbury Common, Countisbury, Devon
Grid reference Centred SS 7476 4986 (186m by 428m)
Map sheet SS74NW
Civil Parish COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

  • 19th Century quarry on Butter Hill (Monument)
  • Countisbury (Place)
  • Medieval or post-medieval field system on Butter Hill (Monument)
  • Medieval or post-medieval settlement platform southwest of Countisbury Church (Monument)
  • Post-medieval hedgebank west of Countisbury Church (Hedgerow)

Record last edited

Apr 20 2021 1:23PM