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HER Number:MDV108671
Name:Rectilinear Cropmark North of Parkview Cottages, Silverton

Summary

A possible small rectilinear ditched enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle south facing slopes south of Worth Lane, Silverton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 984 018
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSilverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSILVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6762, DAP 6762/14-15 04-JUL-1989 (NO) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357383.

A rectilinear cropmark is visible.


English Heritage, 1989, DAP 6766, DAP 6766/06 05-JUL-1989 (NS) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357081.

A rectilinear cropmark is visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A small possible rectilinear ditched enclosure is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle south facing slopes south of Worth Lane, Silverton. The cropmark is less than one metre wide and encloses an area approximately 10 by 7 metres in size. The date and function of the possible enclosure are unknown. It is possible the cropmark is non-archaeological in origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357081Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1989. DAP 6766. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6766/06 05-JUL-1989 (NS). [Mapped feature: #68025 ]
SDV357383Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6762. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6762/14-15 04-JUL-1989 (NO).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Dec 9 2014 3:55PM