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| HER Number: | MDV132874 |
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| Name: | Enclosure at Brendon, Thornbury |
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Summary
Part of a possible oval enclosure visible as an earthwork on LiDAR image and potentially also reflected in the curve of the road on the north side of the farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 362 074 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thornbury |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THORNBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Carroll, S., 2020, Enclosures at Brendon (Correspondence). SDV364843.
Corner of an enclosure visible to the top left of Brendon Farm. One of three enclosures visible on LiDAR to the south-east of Holsworthy Beacon. There may be a connection with the possible road identified to the south-east. Carroll considers Holsworthy Beacon to be a crossroads for ancient routes across Devon.
Environment Agency WMS, 2020, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Part of a possible oval enclosure visible as an earthwork on LiDAR image and which may continue in the curve of the road to the north of the farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2020. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #137372 ] |
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| SDV364843 | Correspondence: Carroll, S.. 2020. Enclosures at Brendon. Email to B. Horner. Email. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4412 | Related to: Road south east of Brendon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 11 2024 1:36PM |
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