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| HER Number: | MDV121722 |
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| Name: | Enclosure, north of Mark's Cross, Holcombe Burnell |
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Summary
A cropmark ditch interpreted as a possible prehistoric enclosure, or modern agricultural mark, is visible on aerial photographs, to the north of Mark's Cross, Holcombe Burnell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 884 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holcombe Burnell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ALPHINGTON |
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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))
- NON ANTIQUITY? (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 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 PRN166559.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN166559 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A small (diameter 8m) curvilinear enclosure is visible on aerial photographs (p1). It consists of a single ditch with a 3.4m gap in its NE edge. This feature is visible as a faint cropmark in an area of newly cultivated land. It is possible that it is an agricultural mark.
Photograph reference:
1. DCC BKS 623069-70 00-JAN-1900
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2017-2018, Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360588.
The photograph reference for this record provided by the Winkleigh NMP project is incorrect and is not known.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111089 ] |
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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. PRN166559. |
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| SDV360588 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2017-2018. Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 4 2018 2:42PM |
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