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| HER Number: | MDV16673 |
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| Name: | Treyhill Enclosure |
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Summary
A double-ditched enclosure is visible as a strong cropmark on cuc air photograph. Immediately west of treyhill: three sides of the inner enclosure are visible and two sides of the outer - a third side may coincide with the road (aph)vis=25/5/1992 (horner) site not visible on ground. Occupies a hilltop with steep slopes to n and s, moderate slopes to e and w, and good view to the torridge estuary. From ap the inner enclosure is c.45m diam, and the outer c.80m (dprfp).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 487 287 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Westleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WESTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric enclosure at Treyhill
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/71
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
A double-ditched enclosure is visible as a strong cropmark on cuc air photograph. Immediately west of treyhill: three sides of the inner enclosure are visible and two sides of the outer - a third side may coincide with the road (aph)vis=25/5/1992 (horner) site not visible on ground. Occupies a hilltop with steep slopes to n and s, moderate slopes to e and w, and good view to the torridge estuary. From ap the inner enclosure is c.45m diam, and the outer c.80m (dprfp).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV62726.
Aph=cuc/bun 57-58(18/7/1975).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV62727.
Dprfp 1992.
Cambridge University, 1975, CUC/BTR, 70-74 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274730.
Aph=cuc/btr 70-74,(3/7/1975)bun 57-58/btr74 in smr.
Green, T., 2014, Treyhill Enclosure Aerial Photographs (Correspondence). SDV356549.
Email with two aerial photographs attached of enclosure at Treyhill, part of a collection housed in the North Devon Athenaeum.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| SDV274730 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1975. CUC/BTR. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper) + Digital (Scan). 70-74. |
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| SDV356549 | Correspondence: Green, T.. 2014. Treyhill Enclosure Aerial Photographs. E-mail and attached photographs. Digital. |
| SDV62726 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV62727 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2014 8:47AM |
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