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HER Number: | MDV125723 |
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Name: | Curvilinear Enclosure east of Merryfield, Upton Hellions |
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Summary
Cropmark ditches of a curvilinear enclosure of possible late prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 850 018 |
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Map Sheet: | SS80SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Upton Hellions |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UPTON HELLIONS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 01-MAY-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.
Cropmark ditches of a curvilinear enclosure which measures circa 50m long by 45m wide are visible. The enclosure is bisected by an extant field boundary, with cropmarks to the east of this boundary better defined that those to the west. A rectilinear enclosure (MDV125721) is visible to the immediate south.
Chris Smart, 2019, Cropmark sites identified on 2018 Google Earth imagery (Personal Comment). SDV362991.
One of a number of cropmark sites identified by C. Smart on 2018 Google Earth imagery.
Devon County Council, 2019, Google Earth Aerial Photograph Pilot Project, GE2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363341.
Multiple enclosures identified by Chris Smart; probable Bronze Age to Romano-British date.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV360456 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 01-MAY-2019. [Mapped feature: #117629 ] |
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SDV362991 | Personal Comment: Chris Smart. 2019. Cropmark sites identified on 2018 Google Earth imagery. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV125721 | Related to: Rectilinear Enclosure east of Merryfield, Upton Hellions (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2019 10:38AM |
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