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HER Number: | MDV127508 |
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Name: | Sub-rectangular enclosure south of Lower Leigh Farm, Churchstow |
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Summary
Curvilinear and linear cropmarks which have possibly formed over the buried ditches of a sub-rectangular enclosure of potential late prehistoric or Roman date are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 720 464 |
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Map Sheet: | SX74NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Churchstow |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURCHSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018; 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 07-FEB-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Dark and pale cropmarks are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Curvilinear and linear cropmarks, interpreted as having formed over buried ditches, circa 2.5m wide, are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018. The cropmarks are visible in two instances in 2018, as dark marks in June and as reversed, pale marks in July. The cropmarks partly define a sub-rectangular enclosure which measures circa 45m long by 40m wide, with angular corners visible to the northeast, northwest and southwest. The southeast extent of the enclosure is not visible. The morphology of the cropmarks suggests a late prehistoric or Roman date. Cropmarks of a possible additional enclosure are also visible to the immediate southwest (MDV127509).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018; 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 07-FEB-2020. [Mapped feature: #124180 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV127509 | Related to: Rectilinear enclosure or field boundary south of Lower Leigh Farm, Churchstow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2020 9:23AM |
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