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HER Number:MDV123553
Name:Cropmark enclosure, west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton

Summary

An irregularly shaped possible ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs of 1989 as a cropmark on the south-facing combe slopes to the west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 866 749
Map Sheet:SX87SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKINGSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89161, OS/89161 V 279-280 08-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354452.

A cropmark of a possible ditch defined enclosure 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 cropmark of a ditch 2m to 7m wide is visible defining a possible enclosure on the south-facing slopes of a combe to the west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton. The enclosed area is irregularly shaped but measures up to 50m long, north to south and 30m wide, east to west. A possible entrance is visible as a 5m wide break in the south-east facing side of the cropmark.
The cropmark was not noted on any other sources available to the survey. It is possible that the cropmark is natural in origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354452Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89161. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89161 V 279-280 08-MAY-1989. [Mapped feature: #114339 ]
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.
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:Jun 16 2020 1:36PM