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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure, with possible associated field boundary, are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984, to the northeast of Otter Court, Ilsington.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric circular, ditched enclosure south west of Eastdown Barn

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/145

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Not very circular when plotted by p. Bishop. Vis=30/11/1987 (robinson), 22/12/1987 (griffith and robinson). Site occupies small level area in a general moderate se slope. Se side shows as scarp, and a faint bank lies roughly on the line of the sw side (dprfp).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287869.

Seale hayne. Circular ditched enclosure about 50m diam. Recorded as crop mark july 1984 by f. M. Griffith.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV287871.

Aph=dap/cb 1(13/7/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287872.

Des=dprfp 1987(and photos d28,29).

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3548, DAP 3548/01 13-JUL-1984 (CB) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361460.

Cropmarks of curvilinear and linear levelled ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Cropmarks which have formed over levelled ditches are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984, on southeast facing slope to the northeast of Otter Court, Ilsington. The cropmarks comprise two curvilinear ditches, circa 2.5m wide, which form a partial oval enclosure, circa 40m long by 25m wide, with possible entrance to the southeast and segments of a linear feature to the northeast. The form of the cropmark enclosure and possible associated field boundary support the interpretation they are of prehistoric or Romano-British date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV287869	Migrated Record:
SDV287871	Aerial Photograph:
SDV287872	Migrated Record:
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361460	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3548. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3548/01 13-JUL-1984 (CB). [Mapped feature: #113928 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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