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| HER Number: | MDV103244 |
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| Name: | Square Enclosure North of Highlands Farm |
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Summary
A small roughly square possible bank defined enclosure of unknown date and function is visible as earthwork banks and cropmarks of banks near the summit of a hill to the north-west of Highlands Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 579 431 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST DOWN |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of square enclosure of unknown data to north-west of Highlands
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4247-4248 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A possible bank defined square enclosure is visible as cropmarks of levelled banks. Map object partly based on this source.
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 543/2821 F66, NMR RAF/543/2821 F66 0200-0201 27-APR-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350307.
A possible bank defined square enclosure is visible as low earthworks. Map object partly based on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small roughly square possible bank defined enclosure of unknown date and function is visible as earthwork banks and cropmarks of banks near the summit of a hill to the north-west of Highlands Farm.
Three sides of the possible enclosure are visible as slightly diffuse cropmarks, possibly of plough spread banks, on aerial photographs of 1946. The cropmarks might define an enclosure circa 26 metres to a side. The fourth, northern side is not clear although pale cropmarks in this are might indicate the presence of a more disturbed earthwork. The east and west banks of the possible enclosure are visible on aerial photographs of April 1964 as low earthwork banks. The earthworks are not clearly visible on any later images available to the survey but the site would benefit from further field investigation. Geophysical survey in particular could provide clarification on the extent and below ground survival of this feature.
It is possible the enclosure is associated with a former field system recorded in this area.
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 4247-4248 13-MAY-1946. |
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| SDV350307 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 543/2821 F66. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/543/2821 F66 0200-0201 27-APR-1964. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103241 | Related to: Field Boundaries North of Highlands Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2012 12:16PM |
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