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HER Number: | MDV122501 |
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Name: | Polygonal Enclosure between Old Walls Hill and Shepherds Lane, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
A polygonal cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1992, may have formed over the buried ditch of a later prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 921 746 |
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Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POLYGONAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14400, DAP 14400/11-13 01-JUL-1992 (VJ) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361605.
A three-sided dark cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A three-sided dark cropmark, circa 1.5 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1992. It may have formed over buried ditches, and could indicate the location of a polygonal enclosure. It is not visible on any other available aerial imagery and interpretation is tentative.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| Linked documents:1 |
SDV361605 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14400. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14400/11-13 01-JUL-1992 (VJ). [Mapped feature: #112591 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2018 6:12PM |
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