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| HER Number: | MDV102582 |
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| Name: | Possible hilltop enclosure east of Instow |
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Summary
A curvilinear dark cropmark is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1993. Since it is only visible on a single run of aerial photographs caution must be applied in interpretation; its shape and size is consistent with known later prehistoric or Romano-British circular enclosures, with the potential for below ground remains to survive, but a geological origin cannot be dismissed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 475 303 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Instow |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | INSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Geonex UK, 1993, 78/93, DCC Geonix/78/93 160-161 08-JUN-1993 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349900.
A circular ditch is visible as a dark cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A curvilinear dark cropmark is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1993, at the top of a hill immediately east of Instow. It is approximately 7 metres wide, and although the southern part is difficult to discern, it may form a circular enclosure of approximately 50 metres in diameter. Since it is only visible on a single run of aerial photographs caution must be applied in interpretation; geological banding to the east manifests as curvilinear dark and light cropmarks around hilltops, but it is possible that the cropmark has formed over a ditch that enclosed a later prehistoric or Romano-British settlement. If so, below ground remains are likely to survive and further investigation, such as geophysical survey, would help to clarify the extent and character of this feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349900 | Aerial Photograph: Geonex UK. 1993. 78/93. Geonex Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC Geonix/78/93 160-161 08-JUN-1993. [Mapped feature: #62047 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2016 5:32PM |
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