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Summary

A possible rectilinear enclosure, potentially of prehistoric date, is visible as cropmark and earthwork ditches on the gentle north-east facing slopes south of Blatchford Brook, on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and lidar derived images of 1998 to 2017.

Location

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))
• DRAIN (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A depicted drainage ditch corresponds with the northern edge of the possible enclosure.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4152-4153 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Cropmarks of ditches are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88057, OS/88057 V 048-049 25-APR-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352648.

Ditches are visible as cropmarks and earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8572 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Ditches are visible as subtle earthworks.

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 08-MAR-2014 ACCESSED 12-FEB-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Ditches are visible as cropmarks and earthworks.

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 possible rectilinear enclosure is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as cropmark and earthwork ditches on the gentle north-east facing slopes south of Blatchford Brook. The visible ditches are 3 to 5m broad and enclose a rectilinear area circa 47m by 40m in size.
The low-lying plot in which the earthworks are visible is crossed by drainage ditches of probably 19th century date. One such ditch, depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map, coincides with the northern edge of the possible enclosure.
This might support the interpretation that possible enclosure ditches are simply part of the 19th century drainage system.
Alternatively, ditches of prehistoric date are recorded in this plot and it is possible that the 19th century drainage system exploited the extant earthworks of a potentially significantly earlier enclosure.
Further work is recommended to clarify the character of the earthworks,

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4152-4153 04-NOV-1946.
SDV352648	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88057. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88057 V 048-049 25-APR-1988.
SDV360456	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 08-MAR-2014 ACCESSED 12-FEB-2019.
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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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8572 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116713 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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