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HER Number:MDV108753
Name:Ring Ditch South East of Beare Farm

Summary

A possible ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs of 1966 as a cropmark on the south-west facing slopes of a spur, south-east of Beare Farm. The ring ditch may be the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 988 006
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroad Clyst
DistrictEast Devon

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
  • RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 228-229 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

A circular cropmark 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 is visible on aerial photographs of 1966 as a cropmark on the south-west facing slopes of a spur, south-east of Beare Farm. The cropmark is between circa 1.5 and 2.2 metres wide, enclosing a roughly circular area approximately 14 metres in diameter. A possible break is visible on the western edge of the cropmark. The ring ditch may be the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date.

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
SDV357577Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 228-229 22-JUL-1966. [Mapped feature: #68100 ]

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 5:56PM