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| HER Number: | MDV103233 |
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| Name: | Rectiliner Enclosure East of Wheel Farm |
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Summary
A possible bank-defined rectilinear enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as a cropmark on the north-facing slope to the east of Wheel Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 580 445 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berrynarbor |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRYNARBOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3295-3296 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A rectilinear cropmark of a possible earthwork bank defined enclosure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF 82/1281 (F21), NMR RAF/82/1281 F21 0039 29-AUG-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350656.
A rectilinear cropmark of a possible earthwork bank defined enclosure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/58/1928 (F21), NMR RAF/58/1928 F21 0035 25-NOV-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350635.
Possible earthwork banks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A possible bank-defined rectilinear enclosure roughly 50 by 30 metres in size is visible as a cropmark on the north-facing slope to the east of Wheel Farm on aerial photographs of 1946. The cropmark remains visible on aerial photographs of August 1955 and earthwork elements of the possible enclosure might be visible on aerial photographs of November 1950. The possible enclosure is not visible on any later aerial photographs available to the survey, The date and function of the possible enclosure is not known.
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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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3295-3296 13-MAY-1946. |
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| SDV350635 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/58/1928 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/1928 F21 0035 25-NOV-1955. |
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| SDV350656 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF 82/1281 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/1281 F21 0039 29-AUG-1955. |
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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: | Nov 20 2012 3:19PM |
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