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HER Number:MDV17135
Name:Ring Ditch to South of Waterleat House, Silverton

Summary

A ring ditch of probable Bronze Age to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle slopes to the south-east of Waterleat House.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 962 019
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSilverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSILVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SE/56

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RING DITCH (Late Neolithic to Roman - 3000 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Cambridge University, 1959, CUC/ZS, 49,51 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340443.

Ring ditch, approximately 30 metres in diameter, with central feature, visible on aerial photograph.


Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5490, DAP 5490/03 10-JUL-1985 (EX) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357409.

A ring ditch is visible.


Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Site visit: 3rd April 1997. Site lies on almost level ground. No visible mound. Other details: Photo BH28.


Griffith, F. M., 1990, DAP/TM, 9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV343943.


National Monuments Record, 2011, 900150 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346150.

[One of} two (at least) probably prehistoric or Roman round barrow sites, seen as cropmarks. Other details: SS90SE27. Record last updated: N/A.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A ring ditch of probable Bronze Age to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the gentle slopes to the south-east of Waterleat House. Several cropmark ring ditches are visible in this area, probably forming a dispersed barrow cemetery. The cropmark is up to 2 metres wide and defines an enclosed area approximately 15 metres in diameter. No internal features distinct from background geological conditions were confidently identified.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340443Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1959. CUC/ZS. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unknown. 49,51.
SDV342165Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound.
SDV343943Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1990. DAP/TM. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 9.
SDV346150National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 900150. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357409Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1985. DAP 5490. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5490/03 10-JUL-1985 (EX). [Mapped feature: #82008 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV108602Related to: Ring Ditch South of Waterleat House (Monument)
MDV79088Related to: Ring Ditch South of Waterleat House (Monument)
MDV79084Related to: Ring Ditch to South of Waterleat House, Silverton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Nov 18 2015 5:33PM