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HER Number: | MDV102421 |
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Name: | Square hillslope enclosure, Milford Common |
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Summary
A square ditched hillslope enclosure of unknown, but probably prehistoric date, is visible as a faint cropmark on Milford Common.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 225 225 |
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Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Hartland |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1631, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3081-2 8-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349549.
A square cropmark enclosure is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A square ditched enclosure of unknown but possibly later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a cropmark approaching 50 metres across on Milford Common, Hartland parish. The cropmark of the ditch is between 2 metres and 4 metres wide and encloses an area of circa 0.2 hectares on gentle north facing slopes, overlooking a north-flowing stream in a combe immediately to the east. The cropmark is not visible on later aerial photgraphs available to the survey.
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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SDV349549 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1631. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3081-2 8-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #61874 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2014 11:36AM |
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