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Summary

A probably ditch defined roughly square enclosure and possible annexe of potential later prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a cropmark on the gentle north-east facing slopes off a combe to the south-west of Ladywell Wood.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmarks of enclosure of possible later prehistoric or Roman date to south-west of Ladywell Wood

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD)
• SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3242-3243 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.

A possible enclosure is visible as a faint cropmark.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A probably ditch defined roughly square enclosure with a possible attached annexe of potential later prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a cropmark centred on circa SS 51583564, on the gentle north-east facing slopes of a combe to the south-west of Ladywell Wood. The enclosure is defined by a cropmark of a ditch between 1 and three metres wide, bounding a square roughly 29 metres to a side. A possible entrance on its western side visible as a break in the cropmark ditch. The posible annexe is defined by a much narrower linear cropmark, but enclosing a much larger area on the north and east of the enclosure. The southern extent of the possible annexe could not be defined. The possible enclosure is not visible on any later aerial photographs 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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SDV349996	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3242-3243 11-JUL-1946.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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