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HER Number:MDV125767
Name:Rectangular Enclosure west of Slapper's Hill, Kingswear

Summary

Cropmarks which have formed over levelled ditches of a rectangular enclosure, circa 55m long by 33m wide, of possible prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs taken in 1989 and 1992.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 898 531
Map Sheet:SX85SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingswear
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIXHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/310

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

A rectangular feature has been transcribed.


Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/OM, Devon County Council DAP/OM 3-4 18-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337981.

Dark cropmarks of ditches are visible.


Bill Horner, 1992, DAP/VJ (Aerial Photograph). SDV363010.

Dark cropmarks of ditches are visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337981Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/OM. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/OM 3-4 18-JUN-1989.
SDV344181Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #117782 ]
SDV363010Aerial Photograph: Bill Horner. 1992. DAP/VJ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 13 2019 5:06PM