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HER Number:MDV133612
Name:Curvilinear enclosure in Combland Wood, Newton St Cyres

Summary

A ditched enclosure is visible on lidar data and RAF aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It is interpreted as a prehistoric or later enclosure.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 871 958
Map Sheet:SX89NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton St. Cyres
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishNEWTON ST.CYRES

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
  • POUND? (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Part of a curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible within an otherwise wooded area.

Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m, 21st October 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364513.

A roughly circular earthwork ditch is visible, approximately 50 metres in diameter. Its form is consistent with an interpretation as a later-prehistoric enclosure, but it could be more recent. An alternative explanation is that it could be an animal pound.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV364513Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. 21st October 2022. [Mapped feature: #139430 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 28 2022 5:28PM