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| HER Number: | MDV128692 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear enclosure east of Heathfield Cross, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A rectilinear banked enclosure of possible Bronze Age to Iron Age date is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as subtle earthworks on the west facing slopes east of Heathfield Cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 691 513 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Aveton Gifford.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Banks defining a rectilinear enclosure are identifiable.
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.
Banks circa 9m wide are identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 defining a rectilinear enclosed area up to circa 17m across on the west facing slopes east of Heathfield Cross.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey and probably predates the surrounding historic field pattern which has been interpreted as being of medieval to post-medieval character by HLC.
The enclosure is interpreted as probably prehistoric in date and might be associated with a possible Bronze Age to Iron Age coaxial field system to the north, one element of which appears to abut the northern edge of the possible enclosure.
The southern edge of the enclosure has probably been truncated by a later field boundary.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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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: #126434 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128691 | Related to: Prehistoric field system south of Leighmoor Cross, Modbury and Aveton Gifford (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: | Jul 1 2020 12:45PM |
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