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HER Number:MDV128334
Name:Boundary or trackway south-west of Sutton, South Milton

Summary

A curvilinear dark cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1992 and 2018, is interpreted as having formed over the remains of a later prehistoric or Romano-British boundary ditch or trackway.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 698 420
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

  • BOUNDARY DITCH? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
  • TRACKWAY? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

No features are depicted in this exact location.

DCC, 1992, DAP 14395, DAP 14395/18-19;20 07-JUL-1992 (VL) (Aerial Photograph). SDV351493.

A curvilinear dark cropmark is visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 14-MAY-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A curvilinear dark 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 curvilinear dark cropmark, approximately a metre wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1992 and 2018. It is parallel to the northern side of enclosure MDV42925, and is interpreted as having formed over the remains of a boundary ditch or trackway associated with the other later prehistoric or Romano-British features in this field.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351493Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1992. DAP 14395. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14395/18-19;20 07-JUL-1992 (VL). [Mapped feature: #125743 ]
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.
SDV363088Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 14-MAY-2020.

Associated Monuments

MDV42925Related to: Rectilinear enclosure south-west of Sutton, South Milton (Monument)
MDV59057Related to: Rectilinear enclosure, south-west of Sutton, South Milton (Monument)
MDV42918Related to: Ring ditch south-west of Sutton, South Milton (Monument)

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:Jun 1 2020 3:44PM