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HER Number:MDV17708
Name:Square enclosure, east of Markham Cross, Shillingford St. George

Summary

A square enclosure of potential late prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1989, to the east of Markham Cross, Shillingford St. George.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 898 892
Map Sheet:SX88NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishShillingford St. George
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishEXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NE/40

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Not applicable))

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

The enclosure is depicted.


Cambridge University, 1975, CUC/BUO, 45-48 (Aerial Photograph). SDV237834.

Other details: 45 in HER.


Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/MJ, 7, 8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV286408.

Square enclosure shown as cropmark on aerial photographs.


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 PRN166902.


Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN166902 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

An almost square univallate enclosure, 28m x 27m, is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. The enclosure appears to be overlain by enclosure 60541.
Photograph reference:
1. DCC DAP MJ/07 (NMR SX8989/11) 24-JUN-1989

Sources / Further Reading

SDV237834Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1975. CUC/BUO. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). 45-48.
SDV286408Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/MJ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7, 8.
SDV321540Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111069 ]
SDV344181Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV358473Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN166902.

Associated Monuments

MDV60541Related to: Ovoid enclosure, east of Markham Cross, Shillingford St. George (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Oct 3 2018 6:16PM