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| HER Number: | MDV19189 |
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| Name: | Enclosure Banks, Miltor Mator Common, Dainton |
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Summary
Excavation of the banks of the enclosures at Dainton found them to be constructed of stone with no apparent ditch
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 858 667 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ipplepen |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | IPPLEPEN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/37/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Willis, L. + Rogers, E. H., 1951, Dainton Earthworks, 79-101 (Article in Serial). SDV346297.
The composition of the banks of the enclosures at Dainton were examined in 1939 and 1949. Trench A (1939) was across the north bank of the western enclosure. The bank was found to be constructed of stones with no apparent ditch. The finds (pottery, worked flints, querns etc) were on the surface or in the crevices of the natural limestone. There was no stratigraphy. In 1949 the trench was extended with much the same results, and another cut, F, was made nearby. The bank was found to be much eroded. The finds, which included many small fragments of human bones (? disturbed burial) came from a layer beyond the north face (? lynchet). Cut E was made through a rectangular depression against the west bank of the west enclosure, but with little result. Trench C (1939) in the eastern enclosure revealed revetting of the bank by limestone slabs on the east side, and nearby cut D showed revetting on both sides. Similar finds were found in all cuts. The banks are dated by pottery to the Iron Age.
Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Miltor Mator Common, Dainton Assessment of Archaeological Potential: Summary Results of Recent Archaeological Survey, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV358085.
Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd, 1997, Miltor Mator Common, Dainton, Devon: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility and Gradiometer Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV358084.
The enclosure banks were confirmed by the magnetometer survey as positive anomalies. Several possible pits were identified by the survey along the lines of the enclosure.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82439 ] |
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| SDV346297 | Article in Serial: Willis, L. + Rogers, E. H.. 1951. Dainton Earthworks. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 4.4. Paperback Volume. 79-101. |
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| SDV358084 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd. 1997. Miltor Mator Common, Dainton, Devon: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility and Gradiometer Survey. Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd. 1060397/DAD/EXA. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV358085 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Miltor Mator Common, Dainton Assessment of Archaeological Potential: Summary Results of Recent Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8698 | Part of: Two Enclosures on Miltor Mator Common (Monument) |
| MDV8713 | Related to: Prehistoric field system at Dainton Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6710 - Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility and Gradiometer Survey at Miltor Mator Common, Dainton (Ref: 1060397/DAD/EXA)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2019 4:25PM |
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