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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a sub-circular shaped enclosure of potential prehistoric date are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1970, to the northwest of Yelmacott, King's Nympton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62SE/15

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59870.

Des=silvester card index.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV59871.

Aph=os70/259/377 7/7/1970.

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.

Not visible on county hall verticals (griffith).

Silvester, R. J., 1977, Earthwork (Worksheet). SDV8568.

Possible ring ditch or sub-circular enclosure visible on os ap. Shows as dark narrow ditch in middle of field - suspicious? traces of a much smaller enclosure or hut in the middle, but these are confused by destroyed boundary.(silvester).

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167733.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167733 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A single ditched roughly circular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs (p1). It has a diameter of approximately 40m. The enclosure has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. OS 70/259 376-8 07-JUL-1970

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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