Archaeological Investigations Project 2003
Field Evaluations
South West
PLYMOUTH
Plymouth
2/1019 (C.72.M007)
SX 53605620
PL7 1QP
CATTLE MARKET, MARKET ROAD
Cattle Market, Market Road, Plympton, Devon
Wessex Archaeology
Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2003, 12pp, figs, tabs, refs
Work undertaken by: Wessex Archaeology
The archaeological evaluation consisted of five machine excavated trial trenches. The only cut features
found proved to be modern in date. The depth of the alluvial deposits found in the trenches indicated
that this area formed part of the foreshore of the Tory Brook. [Au(abr)]
SMR primary record number:P.007.03 WA
Archaeological periods represented: MO
2/1020 (C.72.M001)
SX 44905470
PL1 4PD
CORNWALL/CANNON STREET, DEVONPORT
Archaeological Evaluation of Proposed Redevelopment of Cornwall/Cannon Street, Devonport,
Plymouth
Exeter Archaeology
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 12pp, figs, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
Trenches revealed evidence of walls and drains or culverts beneath an apparent sequence of destruction
and demolition layers. Although dating evidence was fairly imprecise, the pottery, where stratified,
indicated a mid to late 18th century date for occupation. [Au(adp)]
SMR primary record number:P.009.03 EA
Archaeological periods represented: PM
2/1021 (C.72.M005)
SX 48515449
PL4 0AR
HARBOUR AVENUE, PLYMOUTH
Archaeological Evaluation and Building Recording at Harbour Avenue, Plymouth
Stead, P & Passmore, A Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 22pp, pls, figs, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
The site produced archaeological material of mainly 17th or 18th century date. Late 15th or 16th Dutch
floor tiles may have derived from a nearby building. Former harbour silts were observed in almost all
trenches. The fragment of walls recorded in a number of trenches within Friary Quay appeared to
coincide with buildings fronting Friary Street and associated with later development of the site.
[Au(adp)]
SMR primary record number:P.014.03 EA
Archaeological periods represented: PM
Archaeological Investigations Project 2003
Field Evaluations
South West
2/1022 (C.72.M004)
SX 47435400
PL1 3DH
LAND ADJACENT TO LEIGHAM STREET
Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjacent to Leigham Street, The Hoe, Plymouth
Whiteaway, T
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 12pp, figs, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
No significant archaeological deposits were found within the excavation in the northern part of the site,
apart from the remains of former properties dating from the 19th century and two infilled depressions
interpreted as WWII bomb craters. The southern part of the site was found to consist of up to 4 m of
demolition debris above the natural clay and limestone. The remains of walls associated with the Yacht
Club and a few 19/20th century ceramics were recovered. [Au(abr)]
SMR primary record number:P.016.03
Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM
2/1023 (C.72.M002)
SX 53205300
PL9 8EJ
LAND ADJACENT TO MOORCROFT QUARRY, ELBURTON
Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjacent to Moorcroft Quarry, Elburton, Plymouth
Exeter Archaeology
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 9pp, figs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
The evaluation did not identify any structures, surfaces or dateable features. The archaeological
evaluation demonstrated fairly low potential for survival of archaeological deposits. [Au(adp)]
SMR primary record number:P.011.03 EA
Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM
2/1024 (C.72.Q002)
SX 49445980
PL6 5JF
LAND ADJOINING TAVISTOCK ROAD AND PLYMBRIDGE LANE, DERRIFORD,
PLYMOUTH
Archaeological Evaluation at Land Off Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth
Passmore, A
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 5pp, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
This evaluation identified no archaeological deposits. [Au(adp)]
Archaeological periods represented: MO
2/1025 (C.72.M003)
SX 50355310
PL9 7PS
LAND AT RADFORD QUARRY
Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Radford Quarry, Plymstock, Plymouth
Exeter Archaeology
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 8pp, figs, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
With the exception of a narrow limestone fissure seen in trench one, and the probable boundary
represented by the bank exposed within trench five, no significant archaeological features were
exposed. The stone bank seen within trench five remains undated; the overlying sherd of Iron Age
pottery was considered to be residual. [Au(adp)]
SMR primary record number:P.012.03 EA
Archaeological periods represented: IA, PM, UD
Archaeological Investigations Project 2003
Field Evaluations
South West
2/1026 (C.72.M006)
SX 49405200
PL9 9SP
STADDON HIEGHTS GOLF CLUB, STADDON HEIGHTS
Archaeological Evaluation of a Proposed Extension to Staddon Heights Golf Club, Staddon Heights,
Plymouth
Reed, S & Jones, P
Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 20pp, pls, figs, tabs, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
A series of ten evaluation trenches were excavated across the site. The main archaeological features
exposed on the site consisted of the ditches associated with the ploughed-out remains of a field system,
a brick culvert and a substantial ditch features. Background prehistoric activity was indicated by the
presence of small pits and linear features. The dearth of artefacts recovered from either the topsoil or
the excavated features indicate that the site was not particularly intensively occupied. Most of the
features were undated. [Au(adp)]
SMR primary record number:P.013.03 EA
Archaeological periods represented: NE, PM, PR, UD
2/1027 (C.72.Q004)
SX 51684854
PL9 0HR
WEMBURY BAY, PLYMOUTH
Archaeological Recording at Wembury Bay, Plymouth, Devon
Reed, S Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2003, 10pp, figs, pls, refs
Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology
This evaluation involved assessing the current state of two previously observed 'burnt features' on the
cliff side. The features were identified as a slate lined pit (probably a hearth) and a gully containing
abundant charcoal which was radiocarbon dated to 250-640AD. [AIP]
Archaeological periods represented: RO