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| HER Number: | MDV17628 |
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| Name: | Ring Ditch to East of Warden, North Tawton |
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Summary
A ring ditch or small circular enclosure of possible prehistoric date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1975, to the east of Warden, North Tawton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 678 016 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | North Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60SE/53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.
Map object based on this Source.
Cambridge University, 1975, CUC/BTR, 17 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274730.
A single ring ditch or small circular enclosure visible as cropmark in field to east of Warden. A gap shows in the eastern side.
Simpson, S. J., 1991, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342166.
Site visit 26th April 1991. The site lies on a flat hilltop. No earthworks were visible. Field now in use as a football pitch.
Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.
Transcriptions of a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN166915. Map object based on this source.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN166915 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
An almost circular enclosure consisting of a single ditch is visible on aerial photos (p1). It has a diameter of roughly 20m, and a 6m break in its eastern edge. The enclosure has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. CUCAP BTR 017 03-JUL-1975
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV274730 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1975. CUC/BTR. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper) + Digital (Scan). 17. |
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| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. |
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| SDV342166 | Un-published: Simpson, S. J.. 1991. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV344181 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN166915. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 1 2018 10:47AM |
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