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| HER Number: | MDV126605 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear enclosure northwest of Lower Shearlangstone, Modbury |
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Summary
Linear and curvilinear parchmarks which have formed over the buried ditches of a rectilinear enclosure of potential Iron Age or Roman date is visible on digital images derived from oblique aerial photographs taken in 2018.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 497 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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))
Full description
Historic England Archive, 2018, HEA 33739, HEA 33739_026 23-JUL-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363259.
Dark linear and curvilinear parchmarks are 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.
Dark linear and curvilinear parchmarks, interpreted as having formed over buried ditches, circa 1.5m wide, are visible on digital images derived from oblique aerial photographs taken in 2018. The parchmarks, which are fairly poorly defined, form three sides of a rectilinear enclosure which measures circa 35m wide by at least 40m long. The southwest edge of the enclosure is not visible and is possibly obscured by an extant field boundary. The morphology of the parchmarks suggests an Iron Age or Roman date. The parchmarks are not visible on other available aerial imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV363259 | Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 2018. HEA 33739. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). HEA 33739_026 23-JUL-2018. [Mapped feature: #122152 ] |
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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 7 2019 2:46PM |
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