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| HER Number: | MDV104876 |
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| Name: | Oval Enclosure circa 400 metres south-west of Knightacott Cross, Bratton Fleming |
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Summary
Oval enclosure circa 150 metres by 30 metres recorded as anomaly on geophysical survey. The anomaly possibly relates to the below ground remains of a Neolithic long mortuary enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 665 391 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bratton Fleming |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRATTON FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Full description
Cotswold Archaeology, 2013, Land at Capelands Farm, North Devon (Correspondence). SDV352292.
Letter regarding the proposal for a solar park on land on Capelands Farm. A desk-based assessment had recorded that no designated heritage assets lay within the area of the proposed development. However, some potential for prehistoric archaeological remains was identified in the surrounding landscape and it was agreed that a geophysical survey would further inform on this archaeological potential.
The geophysical survey identified an enclosure measuring approximately 150 metres by 30 metres in the central part of the site. The anomaly possibly related to the below ground remains of a prehistoric cursus or long mortuary enclosure. The two classes of monument are only distinguished on the basis of length with long mortuary enclosures being generally less than 150 metres long and no more than 25 metres wide. Cursus monuments are larger, 170 metres to 4 kilometres in length. Few such monuments are known in the south-west. The applicant proposes to excluded this potential monument from the development area.
Bunn, D., July 2013, Archaeological Geophysical Survey. Proposed Solar Farm. Land at Capelands Farm, Bratton Fleming, Devon, 5, 6, Figs. 2-15 (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV352205.
Oval enclosure (8), circa 150 metres by 30 metres, recorded as curvilinear anomalies in Fields 3 and 4. A possible internal ditch extends across its eastern end.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352205 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Bunn, D.. July 2013. Archaeological Geophysical Survey. Proposed Solar Farm. Land at Capelands Farm, Bratton Fleming, Devon. Pre-Construct Geophysics Report. Digital. 5, 6, Figs. 2-15. [Mapped feature: #64339 ] |
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| SDV352292 | Correspondence: Cotswold Archaeology. 2013. Land at Capelands Farm, North Devon. Letter to North Devon Council. Letter + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV104933 | Related to: Palaeochannels or Former Trackways to south of Knightacott Cross, Bratton Fleming (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6238 - Geophysical Survey on Land at Capelands Farm, Bratton Fleming
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2013 11:00AM |
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