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Summary

Earthworks of a ringed, sub-circular banked enclosure, with narrow outer ditch, are visible on aerial imagery taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The earthworks are interpreted as representing a possible Bronze Age or Iron Age enclosure or barrow.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Pair of possible Bronze Age circular earthworks lying west of the main Roborough Camp on Roborough Down

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56SW26
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 439565
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/43

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC? (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
• ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC? to 42 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX56SW26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236358.

Earth circle (R. H. Worth, 10/12/1948).

Symes Saunders, E. G., 1934, Roborough Earthwork, South Devon, 323-6 (Article in Serial). SDV236355.

(SX 50736407) Across the road from the earthwork (SX 56 SW 11) opposite the banked ditch is a secondary earthwork, 50 ft in diameter.
A circular earthwork 50 feet (15.2 meters) in diameter lies west of the main Roborough Camp but is apparently related to it.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190 3216 (Aerial Photograph). SDV250271.

Visible on air photograph at SX 50736403. A similar circle lies at SX 50796399.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190 4195 (Aerial Photograph). SDV236361.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3177-3178 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.

Earthworks of a sub-circular ringed bank with outer ditch are visible.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Two circular features visible in this area (marked as barrows on the map overlay). One at SX 5075 6409 with apparent length of bank attached to its west side. A continuation of this bank appears to cross into the centre of earthwork SX56SW/2 (PRN 2366). Other circular feature at SX 5079 6405 (PRN 12902).

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5064 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

Earthworks of a sub-circular ringed bank with outer ditch are visible.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5064 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

Earthworks of a sub-circular mound with outer ditch 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.

Earthworks of a ringed, sub-circular banked enclosure, circa 4m wide and 20m diameter, with narrow outer ditch, circa 2m wide, are visible on aerial imagery taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The earthworks are interpreted as representing a possible Bronze Age or Iron Age enclosure or barrow, although a later origin is also possible. Earthworks of a similar and possibly contemporary feature are visible to the southeast (MDV12902).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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)

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