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HER Number:MDV122687
Name:Rectilinear Enclosure north of Forches Hill, Stokeinteignhead

Summary

A rectilinear dark cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1999, may have formed over the buried remains of a ditched enclosure of possible later prehistoric date.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 916 711
Map Sheet:SX97SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStokeinteignhead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOKEINTEIGNHEAD

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

GetMapping, 1999, 102/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/102/99 38-39 25-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352495.

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 visible extent of 38 metres, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1999. It may have formed over the north-west 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

SDV352495Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 102/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/102/99 38-39 25-JUL-1999. [Mapped feature: #112972 ]
SDV361305Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:1

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)

Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2018 12:16PM