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| HER Number: | MDV102107 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear cropmark enclosure west of High Park, Littleham |
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Summary
A rectilinear cropmark visible on aerial photographs of 1992 and 2002, situated on a north-east facing slopes overlooking a spring-fed stream, may be forming over the remains of a small rectilinear ditched enclosure, possibly of later prehistoric date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 427 251 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Littleham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Cropmarks of small rectangular enclosure of possible prehistoric date about 460 metres east of High Park Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92243, NMR OS/92243 151-152 07-JUL-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349088.
Three sides of a small enclosure are visible as a low earthwork.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4225 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
A fragmentary cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Cropmarks of a small rectilinear ditch-defined enclosure are visible on aerial photographs of 1992 and 2001. The cropmark is on average one metre in width and defines an enclosure circa 24 by 16 metres in size. The date and function of the enclosure are unknown, but it may be a of later prehistoric date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349088 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92243. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/92243 151-152 07-JUL-1992. |
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| SDV349355 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4225 22-MAY-2001. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 25 2021 2:45PM |
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