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HER Number:MDV108732
Name:Oval Enclosure West of Frogmore Cross

Summary

A possible oval earthwork bank defined enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the north facing combe slopes of a tributary of the River Culm. The earthwork cannot be seen on aerial photographs of later date and has probably been levelled.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 995 006
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroad Clyst
DistrictEast Devon

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OVAL ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4168-9 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

A possible oval earthwork bank defined enclosure is visible.


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

A possible bank defined enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as a subtle oval earthwork bank on the north facing combe slopes of a tributary of the River Culm, to the west of Frogmore Cross. The earthwork bank is very narrow and encloses an area approximately 23 metres by 18 metres in size. The earthwork cannot be seen on aerial photographs of later date and has probably been levelled.

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
SDV356902Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4168-9 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #68080 ]

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 17 2014 11:22AM