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Summary

A possible ditched enclosure comprising two conjoined sub-rectangular enclosures was visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs on the southern edge of a ridge to the north of Sandy Lane, Brampford Speke. The enclosure is probably Iron Age to Roman in date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Two undated conjoined curvilinear enclosures north west of Home Park Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1041366
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/160

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108120.

Brampford speke, n of sandy lane. Large curvilinear enclosure, s side not visible on ap. Diam c 150m. First recorded as crop mark by f. Griffith june 1984 (ap).

NMR CITING MILLER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108122.

Rapid examination of ap suggests presence of at least 2 conjoined curvilinear enclosures, of uncertain date, visible as cropmarks c.250m nnw of higher bootham (nmr citing miller).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV108123.

Aph=dap/s 7,8(23/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV108124.

Aph=dap/w 5(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108125.

Des=dprfp 1990(and photos n 28,29).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108126.

Nmr=sx99nw74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108127.

Des=miller, a. /(28/2/1996)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV108128.

Aph=nmr/sx9298/2-4, 14-16.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV108129.

Aph=dap/tx 4-6(11/2/1991).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=30/3/1990 (robinson) site lies on gentle s slope at the s end of a ns ridge. The field boundary to the n of the site echoes the curve of the n side of the e enclosure. Field name 'nettle borough' immediately n (dprfp).

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 293-294 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 8476, DAP 8476/S8A 23-JUN-1984 (S) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358597.

Curvilinear ditched enclosures were visible as cropmarks.

Devon County Council, 1991, DAP 13442, DAP 13442/04-05 11-FEB-1991 (TX) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358053.

Curvilinear ditched enclosures were visible as cropmarks.

English Heritage, 2010, NMR 27248, NMR 27248/008-009 28-JUN-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359142.

Curvilinear ditched enclosures were visible as cropmarks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible ditched enclosure comprising two conjoined sub-rectangular enclosures was visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs on the south-facing slopes of a narrow north-south ridge to the north of Sandy Lane, Brampford Speke.
A cropmark around 3 metres wide defines a D-shaped enclosure at least 70 metres long, north to south, and 45 metres wide, which might have formed the earliest phase of the composite enclosure. A rectilinear enclosure over 60 metres to a side appears to abut the western edge of the D-shaped enclosure. The southern, downslope edge of both enclosures could not be identified as a cropmark. The enclosure is probably Iron Age to Roman in date.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted by the survey are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. In some cases these have been recorded as separate sources. This is because variations in the way the prints have been processed could result in images on which archaeological features are visible to a greater or lesser degree.

Devon County Council, 2019, Google Earth Aerial Photograph Pilot Project, GE32 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363341.

(SX 92135 98565) Enclosures and linears west of Sowdens Farm. Enclosure MDV28635 visible on the 2018 Google Earth aerial images. Further linears are also evident. Bronze Age to Romano-British in date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108120	Migrated Record: AP.
SDV108122	Migrated Record: NMR CITING MILLER.
SDV108123	Aerial Photograph:
SDV108124	Aerial Photograph:
SDV108125	Migrated Record:
SDV108126	Migrated Record:
SDV108127	Migrated Record:
SDV108128	Aerial Photograph:
SDV108129	Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV357577	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 293-294 22-JUL-1966.
SDV358053	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1991. DAP 13442. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 13442/04-05 11-FEB-1991 (TX).
SDV358597	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 8476. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 8476/S8A 23-JUN-1984 (S).
SDV359142	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 2010. NMR 27248. English Heritage. Digital. NMR 27248/008-009 28-JUN-2010. [Mapped feature: #86150 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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