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Summary

Cropmarks which have possibly formed over an infilled ditch of a prehistoric to Romano-British enclosure are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010, on the gentle northwest facing slopes of a hillside, to the south of Westerhope Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• NON ANTIQUITY? (XX to XXI - 1901 AD to 2100 AD (Between))

Full description

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1205 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

Cropmarks which have possibly formed over an infilled ditch are visible.

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

Cropmarks which have possibly formed over an infilled ditch of a prehistoric to Romano-British enclosure are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010, on the gentle northwest facing slopes of a hillside, to the south of Westerhope Farm. The partial enclosure is sub-rectilinear in shape, with cropmarks defining the east, west and northern sides and two rounded corners. It is visible to a length of at least 36m by 32m in width. Some caution should, however, be exercised regarding the origin of the cropmarks here and it is also possible they are of modern, agricultural origin. The cropmarks were nonetheless recorded given the high density of archaeological remains recorded within the immediate vicinity, including several prehistoric burial mounds and possible Roman ironstone mine workings. They were not visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1205 22-MAY-2010. [Mapped feature: #76774 ]
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: 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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