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HER Number:MDV108668
Name:Small Cropmark South of Worth Lane

Summary

A possible small ovoid ditched enclosure or ring ditch of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle south facing slopes south of Worth Lane, Silverton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 984 019
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSilverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSILVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)

Full description

DCC, 1988, DAP/6303, DAP 6303/09A-10 01-JUL-1988 (KQ) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357528.

Oval and curvilinear cropmarks are visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A small possible ovoid ditched enclosure or ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle south facing slopes south of Worth Lane, Silverton. The cropmark is less than one metre wide and encloses an area approximately 7 by 5 metres in size. A second possible curvilinear cropmark is visible approximately 4 metres to the north-west of the possible enclosure. The date and function of the possible enclosure are unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357528Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1988. DAP/6303. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6303/09A-10 01-JUL-1988 (KQ). [Mapped feature: #68022 ]

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:Dec 9 2014 3:38PM