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| HER Number: | MDV114347 |
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| Name: | Enclosure, east of Kilworthy |
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Summary
A bank and ditch defined enclosure of possible prehistoric to Roman date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data on the northwest facing slopes to the east of of Kilsworthy, Tavistock parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 488 768 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF106G/UK879/F20/7039-41 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
An earthwork banked enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV270 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Rectilinear enclosure.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
An enclosure is visible as earthwork banks and ditch. Possible entrance on the eastern side.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF106G/UK879/F20/7039-41. |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV270. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73685 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2024 1:13PM |
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