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| HER Number: | MDV105805 |
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| Name: | Possible Ring Ditch South East of South Farm, Otterton |
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Summary
A possible ring ditch potentially of later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the north-west facing slopes overlooking the mouth of the Otter estuary, to the south-east of South Farm, Otterton. The ring ditch is tentatively interpreted as the site of a possible round barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 080 825 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Otterton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Cropmark of a ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age barrow south-east of South Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00077, OS/00077 123-124 10-APR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355701.
A possible ring ditch is visible as a cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A possible ring ditch potentially of later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark, possibly a germination mark, to the south-east of South Farm, Otterton. The cropmark is faint and incompletely visible, but appears to show a ditch 1 to 2 metres across enclosing an area up to 18 metres in diameter. The interior of the ring ditch is notably paler in tone than the exterior, which might support the interpretation of a levelled mound. It is located just above a terrace between 15 and 20 metre elevation on the lower north-west facing slopes of a combe overlooking the mouth of the Otter estuary. The ring ditch is tentatively interpreted as the site of a possible round barrow. The cropmark is not visible on other images available to the survey.v
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV355701 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00077. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00077 123-124 10-APR-2000. [Mapped feature: #65238 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2017 5:47PM |
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