See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Cropmarks of linear ditched features were visible on aerial photographs on a saddle of higher ground to the west of Sunnyside Cottages, Silverton. The cropmarks might be evidence of field boundaries of later prehistoric or Roman date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditches and linears south west of Clysthayes Bridge
• SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditches and linears south west of Clysthayes Bridge

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1571755
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SE/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

National Monuments Record, SS9801 (Aerial Photograph). SDV344170.

Balkwill, Untitled Source (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV340440.

Several small ring ditches, 10-20 metres in diameter. May be hut circles. Shown as cropmarks. No obvious enclosure. Linear marks may be associated with them.

Cambridge University, 1959, CUC/ZS, 43-44 (Aerial Photograph). SDV321048.

Four small circular marks close together, possibly ring ditches, diameters under 10 metres. Recorded from air as crop mark. Other details: 44 in Historic Environment Record.

Historic England, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/1061-1067 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357541.

Cropmarks of linear ditched features are visible.

Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Site visit: 23rd January 1991. Level field in Culm valley, nothing visible. No change in soil colour. Other details: Photo P5.

Griffith, F. M., 1995, DAP/XZ, Devon County Council DAP/XZ 3-5 5-JUL-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV344171.

Linear ditches are visible as cropmarks.

National Trust, 2000, Killerton Estate Archaeological Survey. Part 5. The Farms: Francis Court - Yarde, 427 (Report - Survey). SDV39783.

Site immediately south of railway line and west of Sunnyside cottages. Other details: 3.

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

Cropmarks of linear ditched features were visible on aerial photographs on a saddle of higher ground to the west of Sunnyside Cottages, Silverton. The cropmarks are circa 1.2 metres wide and define a rectilinear pattern of possible ditched field boundaries on a predominantly East-North-East by West-South-West orientation. The possible field boundaries might be associated with cropmark evidence for five possible round houses of later prehistoric or Roman date.

Devon County Council, 2019, Google Earth Aerial Photograph Pilot Project, GE66 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363341.

(SS 98326 01814) Linears south-west of Worth Cottage. Linears that meet visible on the 2018 Google Earth aerial photograph in field north of the railway - could be related to field system MDV108691? Bronze Age to Romano-British

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321048	Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1959. CUC/ZS. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). 43-44.
SDV340440	Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Balkwill. Unknown.
SDV342165	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound.
SDV344170	Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. SS9801. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown.
SDV344171	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1995. DAP/XZ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/XZ 3-5 5-JUL-1995. [Mapped feature: #68042 ]
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: 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
SDV357541	Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1984. NMR 2162. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2162/1061-1067 02-JUL-1984.
SDV39783	Report - Survey: National Trust. 2000. Killerton Estate Archaeological Survey. Part 5. The Farms: Francis Court - Yarde. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 427.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.