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| HER Number: | MDV12054 |
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| Name: | Linear Earthwork at Smytha Park Hillfort |
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Summary
Prehistoric linear earthwork within Smytha Park Hillfort
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 635 383 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Loxhore |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LOXHORE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63NW/2/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 412
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SS63NW6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337199.
Prehistoric rampart defences earthwork "B" in the southwestern part of Smytha Park hillfort. To west of enclosure "A" and crossing ridge at narrowest point is shallow ditch, southern half has slight bank to east, and ends where land falls away steeply. Northeast end merges into crops. May be an outlying earthwork of enclosure "A". Other details: Plan & photgraph.
Ordnance Survey, 1973, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV337200.
Suggest promontory work of two periods.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337199 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SS63NW6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV337200 | Site Visit: Ordnance Survey. 1973. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1958 | Part of: Smytha Park Hillfort, Loxhore (Monument) |
| MDV12053 | Related to: Enclosure in Smytha Park Hillfort (Monument) |
| MDV12055 | Related to: Linear Earthwork at Smytha Park hillfort (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2010 3:46PM |
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