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| HER Number: | MDV128734 |
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| Name: | Square enclosure south of Modbury |
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Summary
A sub-square enclosure potentially of late prehistoric to Roman date is identifiable on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes of a spur overlooking the Ayleston Brook, south of Modbury village.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 655 512 |
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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
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
- SIGNAL STATION (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A sub-square enclosure is identifiable as an earthwork.
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 sub-square enclosure potentially of late prehistoric to Roman date is identifiable on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes of a spur overlooking the Ayleston Brook, south of Modbury village.
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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126495 ] |
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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 11:39AM |
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