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Monument Number 1300522
Hob Uid: 1300522
Location : Somerset South Somerset Donyatt
Grid Ref : ST3340014700
Summary : Clay pits (site 19) part of the Donyatt Pottery industry identified in Shave Lane. The pits were opened during the late 19th century and expolited by the Arlidge Family who operated one of the kilns (ST 31 SW 25). Fieldwalking in 1970 located pottery dating from the 15th-18th century, it is thought some of the material had been dumped here, as the site has been used as a rubbish pit.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C15-C16
Monument End Date : 1599
Monument Start Date : 1400
Monument Type : Artefact Scatter
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C16-C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1500
Monument Type : Artefact Scatter
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Late C19
Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1867
Monument Type : Clay Pit
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 20th Century
Monument End Date : 2000
Monument Start Date : 1901
Monument Type : Refuse Disposal Site
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Period : Medieval
Component Monument Type : Artefact Scatter
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Post Medieval
Component Monument Type : Artefact Scatter
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 31 SW 39
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Monument Number 1300522