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| HER Number: | MDV127752 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle cropmark west of Chantry Farm, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A possible hut circle potentially of Bronze Age to Iron Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as a cropmark on the west-facing slopes west of Chantry Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 492 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/CD, Devon County Council DAP CD/04A-5 13-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363582.
A C-shaped cropmark is 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.
A C-shaped cropmark of a ditch circa 1.5m wide is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 defining an enclosed area circa 7m in diameter.
The partial ring ditch might be evidence of a hut circle of Bronze Age to Iron Age date, possibly associated with an enclosure recorded circa 40m to the north-east.
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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| SDV363582 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/CD. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP CD/04A-5 13-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #124563 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | Mar 2 2020 12:33PM |
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