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Summary

An enclosure ditch of potential prehistoric date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs of 1988 and 1989, to the northwest of Hayes Barton.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmarks of prehistoric enclosure and barrows to north-west of Hayes Barton
• SHINE: Cropmarks of prehistoric enclosure and barrows to north-west of Hayes Barton

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88193, OS/88193 191-92 22-JUN-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355445.

The enclosure is visible as a cropmark ditch.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89277, OS/89277 V 054-55 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356291.

The enclosure is visible as a cropmark ditch.

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

An enclosure ditch of potential prehistoric date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs of 1988 and 1989, to the northwest of Hayes Barton. The well-defined cropmark is visible on the southern side of a prominent hilltop and closely respects the 90m contour line. It is curvilinear in shape, with a break approximately 22m wide representing a possible entrance-way. A possible internal curvilinear cropmark was also recorded to the southwest. The nature of the evidence strongly supports a prehistoric date for the cropmark, possibly representing the southern half of a hilltop enclosure, encompassing an area of approximately 1.65 hectares. A flint scatter and barrow recorded within the immediate vicinity adds further support to this interpretation. Further field investigation, in particular geophysical survey, is strongly recommended.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355445	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88193. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88193 191-92 22-JUN-1988. [Mapped feature: #71709 ]
SDV356291	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89277. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89277 V 054-55 14-JUN-1989.
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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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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