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| HER Number: | MDV103370 |
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| Name: | Small Circular Enclosure East of Turnpike Cross |
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Summary
A ring-shaped bank is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and as a cropmark on aerial photographs dating to 1989. It could be of Second World War date and associated with military activity around Mortehoe Station, although its exact function is difficult to define.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 488 438 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| Civil Parish | West Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/116
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.
A circular bank is visible as an earthwork with a short offshoot.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A pale mark is visible in a broken ring shape, but its form is not clear.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 679-680 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
A pale area is visible in this ploughed feld.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A ring-shaped bank, circa 2 metres in width enclosing an area of approximately 18 metres in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and as a cropmark on aerial photographs dating to 1989. Although not visible as an earthwork on 1946 aerial photographs, a pale diffuse ring-shaped mark in this location suggests that the earthwork was present and could therefore be of Second World War date. It appears to have been linked to the hedgebank on the east side by a short offshoot of bank, and may have been associated with military activity around Mortehoe Station, although its exact function is difficult to define.
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 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946. |
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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 679-680 04-MAY-1989. |
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| SDV350392 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #62846 ] |
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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: | Dec 5 2012 2:11PM |
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