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HER Number:MDV123415
Name:Incomplete enclosure at Castle Dyke Camp, Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh

Summary

The cropmarks of a possible ditch defined oval enclosure of later prehistoric date are visible on aerial photographs of 1984 on the south-west facing slopes within the outer enclosure of Castle Dyke Camp, in Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 872 785
Map Sheet:SX87NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChudleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCHUDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1984, OS/84170, OS/84170 V 055-056 04-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352491.

A curvilinear cropmark of a ditch 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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A curvilinear cropmark of a ditch is visible as an interrupted cropmark over 3m wide and circa 75m long, on the south-east facing slopes within the outer enclosure of Castle Dyke Camp, in Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh. The cropmark is interpreted as a possible ditch of an incomplete enclosure of possible later prehistoric date. The relationship between the cropmark ditch and Castle Dyke Camp is unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352491Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1984. OS/84170. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/84170 V 055-056 04-JUL-1984.
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 (AI&M). 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)

Date Last Edited:Apr 15 2019 2:43PM