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| HER Number: | MDV120950 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure at Higher Wampford, King's Nympton |
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Summary
A cropmark ditch of a circular enclosure of potential prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1967, at Higher Wampford, King's Nympton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 693 224 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | King's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.
Transcriptions of a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167723.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167723 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A single ditched curvilinear enclosure is visible on aerial photographs (p1). It is 40m x 33m and there is a 7m gap in its SE edge that may be the remains of an entrance. The enclosure has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. OS 66/67/212-3 09-JUL-1967
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80194 ] |
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| SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167723. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 26 2018 4:22PM |
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