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| HER Number: | MDV108652 |
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| Name: | Ring Ditch North of Singleton Park |
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Summary
A possible ring ditch of probable later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark North of Singleton Park, on high ground overlooking the Culm valley to the south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 961 016 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Silverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SILVERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditched and enclosure west of Hayne House
- SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditched and enclosure west of Hayne House
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1990, DAP 11946, DAP 11946/07-08 25-JUL-1990 (TM) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357504.
A possible ring ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible ring ditch of probable later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark North of Singleton Park, on high ground overlooking the Culm valley to the south. The cropmark is very faint but appears to enclose an area almost 15 metres in diameter. The function of the ring ditch is unclear. It is visible within an area of good cropmark evidence for potential prehistoric settlement, agriculture and funerary activity. It could therefore potentially be interpreted as evidence of a round barrow of Bronze Age date or as evidence of a round house of Iron Age to Roman date, perhaps associated with the possible field system visible extending to the south-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV357504 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1990. DAP 11946. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 11946/07-08 25-JUL-1990 (TM). [Mapped feature: #68006 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2017 6:14PM |
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