Land off Vicarage and Manor Roads, Landkey, North Devon, Devon. Results of a Desk - Based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation (OASIS ID: southwes1-307999).

The results of an archaeological evaluation carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. for land off Vicarage and Manor Roads, Landkey, North Devon, Devon. The site is located within the historic core of Landkey in close proximity to the 13th century church and historic manor. The evaluation identified seven features across the three trenches, all post-medieval or more probably 18th or 19th century in date. Some of these features correspond with a building shown on the site on the 1845 tithe map, but it appears this structure was comprehensively demolished before c.1880. Following its demolition a drain was dug that destroyed the western wall of the building, and a very large feature was excavated to the east; the fills of the latter feature were waterlogged, and it is likely to relate to the drainage of the site. Almost all of the material recovered from the site can be dated to the 18th and 19th century and is domestic in character. Given the results of the archaeological evaluation, and the type, age and preservation of the features encountered, the archaeological potential of the site is deemed to be low and further archaeological investigation of limited value.