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| HER Number: | MDV123419 |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure, south of Millcross Bridge, Bickington |
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Summary
An L-shaped cropmark ditch which possibly defines the northwest corner of a late prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure, or else represents a modern agricultural mark, is visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018, on gentle northeast facing slope to the south of Millcross Bridge, Bickington.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 816 718 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
- NON ANTIQUITY? (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 14-NOV-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.
Dark cropmarks of possible ditches are 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 dark L-shaped cropmark which has possibly formed over a levelled ditch, circa 1m wide, is visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018, on gentle northeast facing slope to the south of Millcross Bridge, Bickington. The cropmark, which is interrupted by tram lines of a tractor, possibly forms the northwest corner of a rectilinear enclosure, the remaining extent of which is not visible. Its form, character and proximity to enclosure (MDV123417) recorded circa 270m to the northeast, offers some support to the interpretation it is of potential late prehistoric or Romano-British date. However, a modern agricultural origin is equally possible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360456 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 14-NOV-2018. [Mapped feature: #114114 ] |
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| 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 (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123417 | Related to: Enclosure, northeast of Wrigwell, Bickington (Monument) |
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 29 2019 10:27AM |
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