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Summary

A possible earthwork banked enclosure of potential prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northwest of Twistgates Farm. It remains visible as an earthwork bank on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3306-07 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Faint traces of earthwork bank are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2009 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible enclsoure is visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A possible earthwork banked enclosure of potential prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northwest of Twistgates Farm. The semi-circular shaped earthwork banks form the northwest half of a possible oval or circular shaped enclosure which measures approximately 163m across, with a possible curvilinear annexe visible off the southwest edge. The possible enclosure is situated on gentle northwest facing slope. It is faintly defined on aerial photographs, but would appear to be archaeological in origin and bears close similarity to a prehistoric enclosure. The possible enclosure remains visible as an earthwork banked feature on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. Further field investigation, such as a site inspection and possible geophysical survey is recommended.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3306-07 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2009 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #74234 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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