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Name:Possible late prehistoric boundary ditches on Lyn Down
ENPHER Monument Number:MMO1941
Type of Record:Monument
Grid Reference:SS 7226 4669
Parish:LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

Summary

Two parallel ditches, visible on aerial photographs as cropmarks, may be boundary markers of late prehistoric date. They are part of a complex of cropmark features that may be associated with Stock Castle and Roborough Castle.

Monument Type(s):

Description

Two parallel ditches, visible on aerial photographs as cropmarks on the western slopes of Lyn Down at circa SS 7227 4667. Part of a complex of undated cropmark features on Lyn Down and Stock Common, the cropmarks are roughly 4 metres wide and between 23 and 28 metres apart. The function of the ditches is unclear but, with a second pairing of parallel ditched features to the north, they may form territorial boundary markers of late prehistoric date associated with the Iron Age enclosed settlements of Stock Castle and Roborough Castle. [1-4]

This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]


<1> Various, Various, Vertical Aerial Photograph, ENPA RUN 3 5892-3 (1983) (Aerial photograph). SMO4068.

<2> Various, Various, Vertical Aerial Photograph, NMR RAF 540/910 4086-7 (17 October 1952) (Aerial photograph). SMO4068.

<3> Various, Various, Vertical Aerial Photograph, NMR OS/95026 023-24 (12 March 1995) (Aerial photograph). SMO4068.

<4> 2007-2009, Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW (Archive). SMO7556.

<5> Historic England, Various, National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry, 1465375, Extant 10 January 2022 (Digital archive). SEM7987.

Sources and Further Reading

[1]SMO4068 - Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. ENPA RUN 3 5892-3 (1983).
[2]SMO4068 - Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF 540/910 4086-7 (17 October 1952).
[3]SMO4068 - Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 023-24 (12 March 1995).
[4]XYSMO7556 - Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW. MD002173. [Mapped feature: #33036 ]
[5]SEM7987 - Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1465375, Extant 10 January 2022.

Related records

MMO1940Related to: Possible prehistoric field boundaries and routes on Lyn Down (Monument)
MMO1942Related to: Prehistoric or medieval parallel ditches on Lyn Down (Monument)
MDE1246Related to: Roborough Castle (Monument)
MDE1242Related to: Stock Castle (Monument)

Other References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW146
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1465375
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Date Last Edited:Jan 10 2022 9:46AM

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