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| HER Number: | MDV113735 |
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| Name: | Oval Cropmark North of Duryardwood Copse, Newton St Cyres |
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Summary
A cropmark of a possible oval ditched feature of unknown date was visible on aerial photographs of 1964 on the slopes of an east facing spur to the north of Duryardwood Copse, Newton St Cyres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 900 965 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton St. Cyres |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ST.CYRES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY? (Unknown date)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 1088-1089 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.
An oval cropmark was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A cropmark of a possible oval ditched feature was visible on aerial photographs of 1964 on the slopes of an east facing spur to the north of Duryardwood Copse, Newton St Cyres. The possible cropmark is circa 1.5 metres wide, defining an oval area 28 metres long by 21 metres wide. The date and function of the feature are unknown. It is possible the cropmark is evidence of a ditched enclosure of later prehistoric to Roman date. However, the cropmark also resembles the tracks created by horse training and this possibility must be considered in any interpretation of the limited aerial photograph evidence, despite the possible unlikely location for such an activity.
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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| SDV357115 | Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 1088-1089 07-FEB-1964. [Mapped feature: #73086 ] |
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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: | Nov 11 2015 4:33PM |
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