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HER Number:MDV125726
Name:Rectangular Enclosure at Venn Ottery, Newton Poppleford and Harpford

Summary

Cropmark ditches of a rectangular enclosure of possible late prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 076 910
Map Sheet:SY09SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton Poppleford and Harpford
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishVENN OTTERY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 01-MAY-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Cropmarks of linear ditches, circa 2m wide, which define an almost complete rectangular enclosure, circa 58m long by 45m wide are visible. The cropmarks are mostly well-defined, with angular corners to the northeast, northwest and southeast and possible entrance-way, circa 5m wide, along the southern edge. The eastern edge of the enclosure is only partly visible.


Chris Smart, 2019, Cropmark sites identified on 2018 Google Earth imagery (Personal Comment). SDV362991.

One of a number of cropmark sites identified by C. Smart on 2018 Google Earth imagery.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV360456Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 01-MAY-2019. [Mapped feature: #117632 ]
SDV362991Personal Comment: Chris Smart. 2019. Cropmark sites identified on 2018 Google Earth imagery.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 1 2019 4:26PM

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