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Summary

A possible ring ditch of later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs of 1992 as a cropmark to the north-east of Netherexe Barton, Nether Exe.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric or Romano-British rectilinear and curvilinear ditched enclosures, ring ditches, water channel, pits, linears, pits and artefact scatters south of Rudway Barton

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RING DITCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
• ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

Horner, B., 1992, DAP/VS, DCC DAP/VS16 31-JUL-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV338104.

A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark.

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 1992 as a cropmark circa 300 metres to the north-east of Netherexe Barton, Nether Exe. The visible cropmark is less than 2 metres wide and encloses an area approximately 18 metres in diameter. The cropmark is possibly evidence of a round house of later prehistoric to Roman date. The cropmark falls within the area of a much larger possible ditched enclosure, of possible Bronze Age or earlier date, but with which it might be associated.

Bayer, O. J. + Griffith, F. M., 2021, Prehistoric Monument Complexes in the Lower Exe Basin, 13:Figs 8, 9 (Article in Serial). SDV365335.

One of six circular ring ditches identified by Bayer’s geophysical survey between 2008 and 2010. B6 lies within enclosure MDV1279. It has a gap in its south-east edge and is possibly a ring gully for a later prehistoric round house.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338104	Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1992. DAP/VS. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC DAP/VS16 31-JUL-1992. [Mapped feature: #70509 ]
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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SDV365335	Article in Serial: Bayer, O. J. + Griffith, F. M.. 2021. Prehistoric Monument Complexes in the Lower Exe Basin. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 79. Paperback Volume. 13:Figs 8, 9.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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