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| HER Number: | MDV134294 |
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| Name: | Cropmarks, above West Hollicombes, Newton and Noss |
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Summary
Two conjoined circular sub- cropmarks are visible on aerial images above West Hollicombes cliffs. The cropmarks are likely to represent mushroom rings and are often referred to as fairy rings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 465 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton and Noss |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | REVELSTOKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
Full description
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Sub-circular cropmark is visible on the millennium aerial images and is likely to represent a mushroom ring, often referred to as fairy rings.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Sub-circular cropmark visible on the 2015 aerial image and is likely to represent a mushroom ring. The mushroom ring has grown when compared to earlier aerial images.
Jolliffe, T, 2023, Cropmark, above West Hollicombes, Newton and Noss (Ground Photograph). SDV365677.
A sub-circular cropmark is visible on the groundshot and two conjoined sub-circular cropmarks are visible on the aerial shot. The author considered the cropmarks may have been associated with an Iron Age settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365677 | Ground Photograph: Jolliffe, T. 2023. Cropmark, above West Hollicombes, Newton and Noss. Email. [Mapped feature: #141288 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134315 | Part of: Barn, northeast of Southbrook Cottage, Broadclyst, East Devon (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2023 1:54PM |
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