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HER Number:MDV123876
Name:Enclosure south of Higher Blagdon, Paignton

Summary

A rectangular double-ditched enclosure

Location

Grid Reference:SX 853 610
Map Sheet:SX86SE
Admin AreaTorbay
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishPAIGNTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Cropmarks of double-ditched Enclosure and earthworks of former orchard banks, east of Higher Blagdon Farm
  • SHINE: Traditional farm buildings including field barn, and pond, within the curtilege of Listed Farmhouse (Grade II) at Higher Blagdon Farm & Cropmarks of double-ditched Enclosure and earthworks of former settlement.

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
  • Torbay HER: MTO52085

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DOUBLE DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 42 AD? (Between))

Full description

Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.

A rectangular double-ditched enclosure about 60 x 50 metres was recorded from the air as a cropmark in 1989 by Frances Griffith; the north-east side was not visible.[1] When visited as part of the DPRFP the site location was observed to be on an even moderate slope with no visible earthworks.[2][3]


<1> Devon County Council, 1989, DAP/MG 5, DAP/MG 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV362016.

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<2> Robinson, R, 1994, DPRFP/W 11, DPRFP/W 11 (Photograph). SDV362138.

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<3> Robinson, R., 1994, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Personal Comment). SDV362139.

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Sources / Further Reading

SDV361984SMR record: Torbay HER record.
SDV362016Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP/MG 5. DAP/MG 5.
SDV362138Photograph: Robinson, R. 1994. DPRFP/W 11. DPRFP/W 11.
SDV362139Personal Comment: Robinson, R.. 1994. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project.

Associated Monuments

MDV52085Related to: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7794 - Site visit by R Robinson - Feb 1994
  • EDV7828 - Aerial photography by Frances Griffith - June 1989

Date Last Edited:Mar 29 2019 12:09PM

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