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| HER Number: | MDV128630 |
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| Name: | Hillslope enclosure south of Whympston Wood, Modbury |
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Summary
A hillslope enclosure of possible Bronze Age to Iron Age date is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as an oval banked earthwork on the south-east facing slopes south of Whympston Wood, Modbury.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 501 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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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
- HILLSLOPE ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2099-2100 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear banks are visible as very subtle earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
An oval enclosure and linear banks are identifiable as earthworks.
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 bank circa 10 to 15m wide is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as a subtle earthwork defining an oval enclosed area circa 37 by 46m in size, on the south-east facing slopes south of Whympston Wood.
Further banks are identifiable extending southwards for nearly 35m in a T-shaped formation.
The oval enclosed area is bisected by an extant field boundary, the original boundary of Whympston Wood. The earthwork banks are noticeably less eroded within the area of the former woodland.
The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a hillslope enclosure of possible Bronze Age to Iron Age date, with possible associated field boundary banks abutting to the south. No entrance or internal features are identifiable.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2099-2100 10-DEC-1946. |
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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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126325 ] |
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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: | Jul 6 2020 1:38PM |
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