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| HER Number: | MDV130911 |
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| Name: | Cropmark of enclosure west of Shapley |
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Summary
A circular or squarish soil mark of a bank 25m square was recorded from aerial photograph dated 1968. This feature is also visible on lidar data, along with a similar feature to the west. Tithe Map apportionment data record that this field is named 'Higher Roundy Park'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 710 830 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SW78
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408257
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? (Between) to 42 AD? (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, Plot 1140 (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field number 1140 is named 'Higher Roundy Park' and is part of Shapley Farm. Fields 1141 and 1142 are named Middle and Lower Roundy Park.
Fairey Surveys Ltd, 1968, 6963/1, 067 (Aerial Photograph). SDV303807.
SX71048304. A squarish soil mark of a bank 25m square is visible on aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89/160, 211 (Aerial Photograph). SDV301494.
At the above NGR the Ordnance Survey aerial photograph shows a poor quality soil mark, rather oval in plan and perhaps about 35m north-east by south-west by 25m.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Faintly visible on the lidar data.
Chapman, C., 2023, Identification of two circular enclosures near Shapley (Correspondence). SDV365683.
(18/09/2023) Correspondence highlighting the Tithe Map names for this field and 1152 to the west along with a clear lidar image showing two circular earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV301494 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89/160. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 211. |
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| SDV303807 | Aerial Photograph: Fairey Surveys Ltd. 1968. 6963/1. Fairey Survey for the University College of Wales. Unknown. 067. |
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. Plot 1140. |
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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141353 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134347 | Related to: Circular enclosure west of Shapley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2023 2:55PM |
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