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Summary

A rectilinear dark cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1950, may have formed over the buried remains of a ditched enclosure of possible later prehistoric date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 RS 4035-4036 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.

A dark rectilinear cropmark is visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A dark rectilinear cropmark, up to 3 metres wide and covering a maximum extent of 50 metres, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1950. It may have formed over the north-east side of a ditched enclosure of possible later prehistoric date, but is only visible on a single sortie and interpretation is tentative.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352112	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 RS 4035-4036 13-MAY-1950. [Mapped feature: #112961 ]
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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