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Summary

A square ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on a gentle south-east facing slope south-east of Poltimore overlooking the River Clyst.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 448118
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/57

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Map object based on this Source.

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.

Dap/no 2-3 show in addition a penannular cropmark - possibly a large round house? - at the intersection of this site and sx99ne/56, representing clearly another phase. See sx99ne/74 (fmg).

AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106670.

Poltimore (e of old lodge) small subrectangular single ditched enclosure with internal division and entrance in south east side. Recorded as cropmark by f. Griffith in june 1984 approx 40m by 40m (ap).

SX99NE/56, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV106671.

Vis=29/3/1990 (robinson) site lies in small hollow in very gentle s slope just above flood plain. Intersecting with but apparently not related to two large conjoined single ditched enclosures (sx99ne/56) (dprfp).

NMR, CITING RCHME, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV106673.

Vis=est -/-/1990 (rchme) there is no trace of this enclosure in an arable field located on moderate sse facing slopes, 20m od, recorded as a cropmark (nmr, citing rchme).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106674.

Aph=dap/ad 1,2(27/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106675.

Des=dprfp 1990(and photos n 19,20,21).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106676.

Aph=dap/no 2, 3 (3/7/1989).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106677.

Des=griffith, f. M. /as above (10/6/1994).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106678.

Nmr=sx99ne30.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106679.

Des=rchme/(-/-/1990)/field investigation.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106680.

Aph=dap/mr 7,8/(27/6/1989).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106681.

Aph=dap/tp 9-10(25/7/1990).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106682.

Aph=dap/tq 5,6(9/8/1990).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106683.

Aph=dap/tr 15(9/8/1990).

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/108-1079 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357530.

A square cropmark enclosure was visible. Map object based on this source.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6762, DAP 6762/02-03 03-JUL-1989 (NO) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357383.

A square cropmark enclosure was visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 68-69 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.

A square cropmark enclosure was visible.

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

A ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on a gentle south-east facing slope south-east of Poltimore overlooking the River Clyst. The cropmark measures between 1 and 2 metres wide and defined an enclosure roughly 30 metres square. A roughly 5 metre wide break in the south-eastern edge of the cropmark is probably evidence of an entrance to the enclosure. The linear cropmark interpreted as a possible internal division is more likely to be unrelated to the enclosure, and possibly geological in origin. The ring ditch to the north-west corner of the enclosure is recorded separately as MDV51858. The cropmark of the square enclosure also intersects with, but is unlikely to be associated with, cropmarks of large curvilinear enclosures immediately to the north (MDV28628), also recorded separately.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted by the survey are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. In some cases these have been recorded as separate sources. This is because variations in the way the prints have been processed could result in images on which archaeological features are visible to a greater or lesser degree.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV106670	Migrated Record: AP.
SDV106671	Report - Survey: SX99NE/56.
SDV106673	Report - Survey: NMR, CITING RCHME.
SDV106674	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106675	Migrated Record:
SDV106676	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106677	Migrated Record:
SDV106678	Migrated Record:
SDV106679	Migrated Record:
SDV106680	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106681	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106682	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106683	Aerial Photograph:
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: 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
SDV357383	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6762. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6762/02-03 03-JUL-1989 (NO).
SDV357530	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2162. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2162/108-1079 02-JUL-1984.
SDV358055	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 68-69 20-JUN-1992.
SDV8774	Migrated Record: Griffith, F. M..

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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