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| HER Number: | MDV128600 |
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| Name: | Hillslope enclosure northeast of Kerrydowns, South Brent |
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Summary
A possible hillslope enclosure of potential late prehistoric or Roman date is visible as a pale cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1989 and as an earthwork bank on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 704 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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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))
- HILLSLOPE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features in this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 020-021 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.
A pale curvilinear cropmark is visible.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A curvilinear bank 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 curvilinear enclosure, circa 100m long by 50m wide and situated on the southeast slope of a prominent ridge, is visible as a pale cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1989 and as an earthwork bank, circa 13m wide, on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The enclosure does not correspond with any features in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. It has been truncated by a field boundary of medieval character shown on the Tithe Map. Its morphology and topographic setting support the interpretation that it is a possible hillslope enclosure of late prehistoric or Roman date. Cropmarks of two enclosures of similar date have also been recorded circa 100m to to the south.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352115 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 020-021 07-MAR-1989. |
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| 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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126269 ] |
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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: | Jun 23 2020 9:46AM |
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