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HER Number:MDV21100
Name:Earthwork on Morley Hill

Summary

Earthwork on Morley Hill visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork is interpreted as being of likely gelogical origin and so has not been transcribed during the South Devon Coast to Dartmoor survey.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 830 719
Map Sheet:SX87SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton Abbot
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishTORBRYAN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/82

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
  • (Former Type) EARTHWORK (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 1364-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Other details: County Hall: 49/69-71.


Bovey, 1983, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV338597.

Earthwork visible at summit of Morley Hill on aerial photographs. Visible as oval ditched mound. Possible barrow yet status suspect.


Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8371 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

An earthwork is visible in this location.


Waterman CPM Ltd, 2006, Mile End, Newton Abbot: Archaeological Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV338555.

Other details: Appendix 2.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

No evidence to support an archaeological interpretation of this feature was seen on the aerial imagery available to the survey. Earthworks visible in this location on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 are of likely geological origin and so have not been transcribed during this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV140289Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1364-6.
SDV338555Report - Assessment: Waterman CPM Ltd. 2006. Mile End, Newton Abbot: Archaeological Assessment. Waterman CPM Ltd. H2051_03b. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV338597Site Visit: Bovey. 1983.
SDV361305Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV361470Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8371 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.

Associated Monuments

MDV21101Related to: Earthwork to south of Road (Monument)
MDV21099Related to: Earthworks to the west of Chercombe Bridge Road, Newton Abbot (Monument)
MDV21097Related to: Possible natural outcrop, north-east of Bradley Barton, Newton Abbot (Monument)
MDV21098Related to: Possible natural outcrops, northwest of Bradley Barton, Newton Abbot (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4236 - Mile End, Newton Abbot
  • EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Date Last Edited:Oct 19 2018 12:36PM