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| HER Number: | MDV123902 |
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| Name: | Enclosures West of Lupton Down |
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Summary
Complex of cropmark enclosures
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 894 549 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
A complex of rectilinear enclosures extending over several fields - which equals SX85NE/63 on the next map tile to the north(SX85NE) - was recorded from the air as a cropmark by Frances Griffith (Devon County Council) in 1984.(1) Their extent is c. 500m e-w by 250m n-s. The tithe map shows a complex of small fields in this area. (2)
The site was visited by Robinson (Devon County Council) on 19/2/1988. Nothing was visible on the ground.The field in which the cropmarks have been identified lies on a N facing slope. Photographs taken as part of the Devon Post Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project: DPRFP W8 & W9 may be source records of the field visit.(3)
<1> Devon County Council, 1984, DAP/CF 6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV362023.
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<2> 1839, Churston Ferrers Tithe Map 1839 (Cartographic). SDV362026.
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<3> Robinson, R, 1988, DPRFP W8 & 9 (Photograph). SDV362276.
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Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362023 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP/CF 6. |
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| SDV362026 | Cartographic: 1839. Churston Ferrers Tithe Map 1839. |
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| SDV362276 | Photograph: Robinson, R. 1988. DPRFP W8 & 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55014 | Related to: Enclosures southwest of Higher Alston Farm, Torbay (Monument) |
| MDV123954 | Related to: Enclosures, Higher Alston Farm Fields, Alston Lane, Churston, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7819 - Aerial Photography by Frances Griffith - July 1984
- EDV7824 - Site visit by Rosemary Robinson - Feb 1988
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 1 2021 12:32PM |
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