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  • A new Neolithic henge monument for Devon?

    Posted on 24 October 2019 by stephanie.knight

      A recent community archaeology project in Thorverton, partly sponsored by Devon County Council, surpassed all expectations with the discovery of a probable henge, a Neolithic ceremonial monument.  The monument, which first showed as a circular feature on a geophysical … Continue reading →

  • Ipplepen Excavations 2019

    Posted on 24 October 2019 by stephanie.knight

    Excavations on the Iron Age, Roman and early medieval site at Ipplepen continued this summer for an 8th successful year. Ipplepen is proving a remarkable site with features and finds suggesting that this may be more than a typical rural … Continue reading →

  • Know Your Place in Devon!

    Posted on 26 July 2018 by stephanie.knight

    In addition to our online Environment Viewer, Historic Environment Records are now also mapped on Know Your Place! They are displayed over basemaps which can be selected from a range of historic and modern maps. Users can also upload and … Continue reading →

  • Sea and Seasonality: Jane Austen in Devon

    Posted on 8 September 2017 by stephanie.knight

    Although Jane Austen was largely based in and around Hampshire during her writing years, she was known to have thoroughly enjoyed the British seaside, especially in and around Devon. Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra that “Sidmouth is now talked … Continue reading →

  • Georgian-era art could help preserve Devon’s coastal heritage

    Posted on 2 February 2017 by stephanie.knight

    A ground-breaking resource, which uses artworks dating back to the late 18th century as a tool to help manage risks to Devon’s coastal heritage, has just been published. The CHeRISH Project, commissioned by Historic England and written by coastal scientist … Continue reading →

  • Devon historic shipwrecks given protection

    Posted on 1 September 2016 by stephanie.knight

    Three of Devon’s historic wrecks have been designated as scheduled monuments. Two in North Devon are merchant ships from the 1700s, one of them thought to have been carrying a cargo of port wine! (pictured right) The earliest has been … Continue reading →

  • Teaching prehistory for KS1 or KS2? New lesson plans available!

    Posted on 24 August 2016 by stephanie.knight

    Do you know any primary school teachers looking for ideas about how to teach prehistory? We’ve just added four downloadable KS2 lesson plans and associated resources – and a KS1 lesson plan and resources pack – to our Schools Resources … Continue reading →

  • Devon County Council’s environmental data now available online

    Posted on 19 August 2016 by stephanie.knight

    Devon County Council has recently made its environmental datasets available online in map format! As well as information on landscapes, ecology, flood risk, public access and planning, they include lots of historic environment information, including monuments on the Devon Historic … Continue reading →

  • Ipplepen Excavation Open Day

    Posted on 15 June 2016 by stephanie.knight

    The Exeter University and community archaeological excavation at Dainton Elms Cross, Ipplepen, is taking place this year from 6th June to 1st July. Excavations, prompted by metal-detector finds and a DCC-funded geophysical survey, have already revealed evidence of Iron Age … Continue reading →

  • What’s in a name? The Pinhoe Hoard

    Posted on 11 November 2015 by stephanie.knight

    First there was The Amesbury Archer and now Exeter has The Pinhoe Hoard! The brewery and pub chain Marston’s have decided to name their new ‘super pub’ on Pinhoe Road ‘The Pinhoe Hoard’ after Bronze Age artefacts found some years … Continue reading →

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