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| HER Number: | MDV128871 |
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| Name: | Trapezium shaped enclosure and track west of Blanksmill, Malborough |
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Summary
A possible trapezium shaped enclosure and associated trackway potentially of Iron Age to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs of 2018 as cropmarks of ditches on the east-facing slopes south of Alston Farm, Malborough.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 716 403 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
- TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Historic England, 2018, HEA 33738, HEA 33738_007-013 23-JUL-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363185.
Cropmarks of ditches are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 03-JUL-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Cropmarks of ditches are 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.
Cropmarks of ditches up to circa 2m wide are visible on aerial photographs of 2010 on the east-facing slopes south of Alston Farm defining a roughly trapezium shaped enclosure up to 37m across.
The cropmarks are interpreted as an enclosure of potentially Iron Age to Roman date.
A linear cropmark ditch parallel with the southern edge of the enclosure might be evidence of an associated trackway.
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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 03-JUL-2020. |
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| SDV363185 | Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2018. HEA 33738. Historic England Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). HEA 33738_007-013 23-JUL-2018. [Mapped feature: #126783 ] |
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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: | Aug 13 2020 1:07PM |
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