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Summary

A prehistoric oval banked enclosure within a field system defined by linear and curvilinear banks were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014 on Bewley Down, Chardstock parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NE/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) SETTLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Medieval - 698000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
• AGGREGATE FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Pulman, G. P. R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103269.

Enclosures and hut circles on baaley down. Excavated by pulman in 19th century (pulman).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103682.

Osa=st20ne23.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103683.

Pulman, g. P. R. /book of the axe/(1875)559-560.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103684.

St. George gray, h. /psanhs/63(1917)116-7/the arthur hull collection,chard.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV103685.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/3316-3317 11/4/1947.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103686.

Des=worksheet (greeves, t. )/(22/2/1996)/in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103687.

Carter, r. W. /parish surveys in somerset:1, wambrook/psanhs/xx(1977)13.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103688.

Des=horner, w.(dcc)/as above/plan in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103689.

Nmr=st20ne/23/copy in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103690.

Des=slides/(17/3/1999)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103691.

Mus=chard.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103692.

Des=quinnell, h. /later prehistoric pottery survey/(1998)dbid:3225/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103693.

Des=allan, j.(ram museum)/(1999)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Vis=16/2/1995 (greeves) extensive site, at least 300m w-e and 300m n-s within joanna and petronella plantations. Represents a prehistoric settlement and field system. Oval enclosure, c.40m by 30m and a circular "hut". Linked to these are substantial scarps or lynchets. Many of these are c.5m wide and c.1m high. The hut is c.6m diameter and c.0.4m high. It has a holly tree in it. Vehicle tracks nearby. The enclosure has a bank c.6m wide and c.1.2m high, with a gap in its north side (worksheet).

QUINNELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1356.

C.3 sherds of uncertain later prehistoric pot recovered during excavation. Now with chard & district museum (quinnell).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.

Vis=17/3/1999 (horner + carter + wood) the oval enclosure is the best defined feature although its western portion in joanna plantation has been largely levelled (some time ago i would suggest). The hut recorded by greeves, or a small enclosure, is also visible. Pulman's larger circle can also be traced in places although greeves interprets this as separate lengths of field boundary. According to r. Carter, there is a single sherd of pottery from the site in chard museum (horner).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV24449.

Pottery now identified as medieval by john allan (allan).

CARTER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV47986.

Vis=estimated -/-/1975 (carter) a low banked oval enclosure, slightly sunken.40m x 20m, planted with larches (carter).

NMR, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV79864.

Vis=4/6/1982 (nja) nmr entry makes reference to a survey being made at 1:2500. Text refers to fragmentary field banks between st28400670 and st28200660. Banks average 2.2m wide and 0.2m high. Configuration suggests sub-oval enclosures of a field system. Almost complete but apparently isolated enclosure at st28330662, 38m by 26m with rubble walling 4.5m wide and 1m high, entrance gap on n. Solitary hut circle at st28320653, 3m diam internally, rubble walling 1m thick and 0.3m high. Entrance on ne (nmr).

ST.GEORGE GRAY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96032.

Vis=8/8/1960(os) the area is now afforested. A number of irregular enclosures are visible on aps, centred at st282066 and st283063, but these could not be identified on the ground. Pottery found in the excavations has been identified as grass tempered ware. Ashes & burnt bones were also found in the hut circles. Eight fragments of black pottery, possibly pre-roman, were found in one of the ancient enclosures on bewley down, on the boundary of devon (st. George gray).

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3315-3316 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as earthworks. Map object based partly on this source.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2806 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as earthworks. Map object based partly on this source.

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

A banked oval enclosure circa 40 by 23 metres in size was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014 near the centre of a field system on Bewley Down, Chardstock parish, defined by linear and curvilinear banks circa 3 to 6 metres wide. A second, less well defined possible oval enclosure was visible at circa ST283065. The hut circle recorded by the above authorities was not identifiable on the images available to the survey. The visible earthworks covered an area of circa 3.7 hectares.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103269	Migrated Record: Pulman, G. P. R..
SDV103682	Migrated Record:
SDV103683	Migrated Record:
SDV103684	Migrated Record:
SDV103685	Aerial Photograph:
SDV103686	Migrated Record:
SDV103687	Migrated Record:
SDV103688	Migrated Record:
SDV103689	Migrated Record:
SDV103690	Migrated Record:
SDV103691	Migrated Record:
SDV103692	Migrated Record:
SDV103693	Migrated Record:
SDV1142	Migrated Record:
SDV1356	Migrated Record: QUINNELL.
SDV2244	Migrated Record:
SDV24449	Migrated Record:
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3315-3316 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2806 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV47986	Migrated Record: CARTER.
SDV79864	Report - Survey: NMR.
SDV96032	Migrated Record: ST.GEORGE GRAY.

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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