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HER Number:MDV113730
Name:Circular Feature North of Langford

Summary

A circular feature was visible a slight earthwork and faint cropmark on aerial photographs of 1964 on an east-facing spur to the north of Langford, Newton St Cyres. It was visible as a slight earthwork bank and narrow cropmark of a ditch defining a feature circular in plan and measuring approximately 20 metres in diameter. The date and function of the circular feature are unknown.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 902 978
Map Sheet:SX99NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton St. Cyres
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishNEWTON ST.CYRES

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)

Full description

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 1024-1025 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

A circular feature was visible as a cropmark and slight earthwork.


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

A circular feature was visible a slight earthwork and faint cropmark on aerial photographs of 1964 on an east-facing spur to the north of Langford, Newton St Cyres. It was visible as a slight earthwork bank and narrow cropmark of a ditch defining a feature circular in plan and measuring approximately 20 metres in diameter. A possible inner ditch was visible at circa 9 metres diameter. The date and function of the circular feature are unknown.

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
SDV357115Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 1024-1025 07-FEB-1964. [Mapped feature: #73081 ]

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:Nov 11 2015 12:25PM