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| HER Number: | MDV117206 |
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| Name: | Ring ditch west of Wolverstone Moor, Broadhembury parish |
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Summary
A circular cropmark was visible on aerial photographs of May 1950 on the ridge top west of Wolverstone Moor, Broadhembury parish. The cropmark could be evidence of a ring-ditch of possible later-prehistoric date but a natural origin is possible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 119 046 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Awliscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AWLISCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC? to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3062-3063 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.
A small circular cropmark was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A circular cropmark was visible on aerial photographs of May 1950 on the ridge top west of Wolverstone Moor, Broadhembury parish. The cropmark measures between 3 and 6 metres wide, defining a roughly circular area approximately 30 metres in diameter. The cropmark could be evidence of a ring-ditch of possible later-prehistoric date, possibly enclosing a round barrow of Bronze Age date. Alternatively, the slightly irregular plan of the cropmark could be evidence of a natural, non-archaeological origin, such as a fungus ring. It was one of three similar cropmarks noted in close proximity. The cropmark was not noted on any other images available to the survey. Further investigation, such as geophysical survey is recommended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357615 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3062-3063 30-MAY-1950. [Mapped feature: #76510 ] |
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| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV117207 | Related to: Ring ditch west of Wolverstone Moor, Broadhembury parish (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:16PM |
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