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Summary

A series of cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1996 to the west of Upcott Dairy, Culmstock and have been tentatively interpreted as the remains of a prehistoric enclosure.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmark Enclosure, truncated by M5 west of Upcott Dairy Farm

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

A series of field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96600, OS/96600 V 044-045 06-JUN-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357371.

Cropmarks of possible infilled ditches 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.

A series of cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1996 to the west of Upcott Dairy, Culmstock and have been tentatively interpreted as the remains of a prehistoric enclosure. The cropmarks are fairly diffuse, though appear to vaguely form the northeast, southwest and southeast sides of an enclosure which has been truncated to the northwest by the M5. The cropmarks should, however, be viewed with some degree of caution and it is also possible they represent the remains of former medieval to 19th century field boundaries. Field boundaries are depicted here on the Culmstock Parish Tithe map which partly corresponds with the cropmarks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357371	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96600. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/96600 V 044-045 06-JUN-1996. [Mapped feature: #78283 ]
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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