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HER Number: | MDV113421 |
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Name: | Possible Ring Ditch Northwest of Sowton Barton |
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Summary
A cropmark which has formed over a possible prehistoric ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs of 1992, to the northwest of Sowton Barton.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 973 925 |
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Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sowton |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SOWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92197, OS/92197 V 059-60 14-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358952.
The possible ring ditch 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.
A cropmark which has formed over a possible prehistoric ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs of 1992, to the northwest of Sowton Barton. The partial ring ditch is fairly poorly defined and has possibly formed over a coarse growing crop. It measures approximately 24.5m in diameter and is sited on ground that slopes gently down to the southeast towards the Clyst Valley. A number of other cropmarks of potential prehistoric or Romano-British date were also recorded approximately 300m to the southwest. The nature of the cropmark ring ditch should, however, be viewed with some caution and given its poor clarity may also be the result of some modern agricultural practice. The cropmark is not visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
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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SDV358952 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92197. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92197 V 059-60 14-JUN-1992. [Mapped feature: #72764 ] |
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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)
Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2015 3:37PM |
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