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HER Number:MDV128320
Name:Curvilinear enclosure east of Horswell House, South Milton

Summary

A dark curvilinear cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1983, is tentatively interpreted as having formed over the buried remains of a later prehistoric enclosure ditch.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 696 420
Map Sheet:SX64SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSouth Milton
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH MILTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1983, OS/83046, OS/83046 V 174-175 15-APR-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351062.

A dark curvilinear cropmark 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 dark curvilinear cropmark, up to approximately 4 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1983. It is tentatively interpreted as having formed over the buried ditch of a later prehistoric enclosure, measuring up to 65 metres at its widest visible extent.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351062Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1983. OS/83046. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/83046 V 174-175 15-APR-1983. [Mapped feature: #125718 ]
SDV362982Interpretation: 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.

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:May 26 2020 3:29PM