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Summary

A possible bank and ditch-defined rectilinear enclosure, potentially of Iron Age to Roman date, is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar to the north of North Down Plantation, Bampton parish.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric sub-square enclosure south-east of North Down Plantation

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY (Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV138 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

An oval earthwork enclosure measuring c50m by 30m across is visible. It is possibly associated with a circa 600m long earthwork bank which leads from the south-west side of the enclosure.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Banks and ditches are visible as subtle earthworks.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

A 600m long earthwork bank to the southwest might be associated with the enclosure but could represent a track of later date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

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