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| HER Number: | MDV126553 |
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| Name: | D-shaped enclosure under Towers Wood, Sparkwell |
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Summary
A D-shaped bank defined enclosure of possible late-prehistoric date is visible as an incomplete earthwork on aerial photographs of 1955 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, under the tree cover of Towers Wood, Sparkwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 526 587 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F22 0249-0250 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A bank defined enclosure is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5258 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A bank defined enclosure is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A D-shaped bank defined enclosure is visible as an incomplete earthwork on aerial photographs of 1955 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, under the tree cover of Towers Wood, Sparkwell.
The bank is circa 4m wide and defines an enclosed area circa 23m wide and at least 34m long. The enclosure was probably truncated on the northern edge by the line of the Lee Moor Tramway but cannot be identified as an earthwork to the north of the tramway.
The date of the enclosure is unknown, but it is possibly of Iron Age to Roman date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F22 0249-0250 24-MAY-1955. [Mapped feature: #122042 ] |
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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 SX5258 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2019 12:15PM |
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