Rock View, Devon Consols, Gulworthy (OASIS ID southwes1-118728)

Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken by South West Archaeology (SWARCH) during the groundworks associated with an extension and landscaping at No. 2 Rock View, Gulworthy, Devon. The proposed development site is adjacent to a listed building and lies in an area of archaeological significance within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. A rectangular area of approximately 11m x 4m was excavated to the north of the house at No. 2 Rock View. The area was covered with concrete paths, steps and a stone retaining wall, constructed of blocky sub-angular stones. Upon the demolition of the wall, the site was stripped; initially putting two sections through the development area which revealed that the area was simply covered by a single deposit of gritty gingery-yellow sand, a derivative of the mining activity on the site. Only a single archaeological feature was noted during the excavation of these sections, namely a cut for the retaining wall. It is hypothesised that a platform was cleared/cut through mining waste on which the house (and its neighbours?) were then built. No finds were recovered from the monitoring works at this site.