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| HER Number: | MDV125730 |
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| Name: | Oval Enclosure at Higher Holbrook Farm, Clyst Honiton |
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Summary
Cropmark ditches of a possible late prehistoric or Romano-British oval enclosure are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 994 918 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clyst Honiton |
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| Civil Parish | Colaton Raleigh |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Poppleford and Harpford |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLYST HONITON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLATON RALEIGH |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | VENN OTTERY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC (Between))
Full description
Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 02-MAY-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.
Cropmarks of curvilinear ditches, circa 2m wide, which define an oval enclosure, circa 55m long by 35m wide, are visible. The north-eastern half of the enclosure is fairly well-defined, with possible 6m wide entrance-way, although the south-western half of the enclosure is less perceptible.
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
| SDV360456 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 02-MAY-2019. [Mapped feature: #117641 ] |
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| SDV362991 | Personal Comment: Chris Smart. 2019. Cropmark sites identified on 2018 Google Earth imagery. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 2 2019 10:48AM |
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