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Summary

A possible ring ditch of probable prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards as a cropmark on gentle northwest facing slopes east of Barton Cross, Huxham, overlooking the Culm Valley.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditches and linears east of Huxham

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 448265
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

FMG 1986, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119957.

This may be same site as sx99nw/158: os photo not available to check (fmg 1986).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV119959.

Aph=os/66/185/290/date july 1966/height 7500 feet/retained at aerial photograph division, ordnance survey, southampton.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119960.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)37.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119961.

Des=dprfp 1990.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119962.

Nmr=sx99nw57.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV119963.

Aph=dap/to 14,15(25/7/1990).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=29/3/1990 (robinson) site lies on summit of small knoll. Nothing visible (dprfp).

BALKWILL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44259.

Ring ditch in field north of road to east of huxham, shown as cropmark on os aph (balkwill).

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 290-291 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible.

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 9319, DAP 9319/1 21-JUN-1984 (O) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359182.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible.

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2161, NMR 2161/202-203 26-JUN-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356816.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Griffith, F. M., 1990, DAP/TP, Devon County Council DAP/TP 4 25-JUL-1990 (Aerial Photograph). SDV267567.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 26-27 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/ZJ, Devon County Council DAP/ZJ 4-5 08-JUL-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV122850.

A cropmark ring ditch was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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

A possible ring ditch of probable prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards as a cropmark on gentle northwest facing slopes east of Barton Cross, Huxham, overlooking the Culm Valley.
The cropmark is somewhat diffuse in appearance, perhaps indicative of a buried ditch of variable width and depth, such as one that has been recut or damaged. The cropmark is 2 to 4 metres wide defining a roughly circular shape approximately 25 metres in diameter. A dark cropmark of a ditch extends from the north-eastern quadrant towards the centre of the ring ditch.
A smaller possible ring ditch abuts the south-eastern edge of the larger feature. This cropmark measures circa 1 metre across and defines a circular feature 8 to 9 metres in diameter. It is unclear from the cropmark evidence alone if the two ring ditches are associated.
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.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV119957	Migrated Record: FMG 1986.
SDV119959	Aerial Photograph:
SDV119960	Migrated Record:
SDV119961	Migrated Record:
SDV119962	Migrated Record:
SDV119963	Aerial Photograph:
SDV122850	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/ZJ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/ZJ 4-5 08-JUL-1996.
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV267567	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1990. DAP/TP. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/TP 4 25-JUL-1990.
SDV356816	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2161. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2161/202-203 26-JUN-1984.
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 290-291 22-JUL-1966.
SDV358055	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 26-27 20-JUN-1992.
SDV359182	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 9319. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 9319/1 21-JUN-1984 (O).
SDV44259	Migrated Record: BALKWILL.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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