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Summary

Linear cropmarks of ditched features are visible on aerial photographs on west-facing slopes overlooking the Exe valley, approximately 700 metres west of Silverton. The cropmarks are possibly the remains of a large rectilinear enclosure and possibly associated field boundaries of later prehistoric to Roman date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmarks of Prehistoric enclosures and linear features to north of Upexe Lane

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1038595
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/93

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37869.

Silverton (telephone exchange) rectangular single ditched enclosure of which w + s sides are visible. Entrance in s side. Associated linear features. Recorded as cropmark by f. Griffith in june 1984. Visible in dap/u 12 + 13 (june 1984) f. Griffith. Third side visible.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37871.

Aph=dap/q 12(23/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37872.

Aph=dap/u 12 + 13(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37873.

Aph=dap/w 5a(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37874.

Aph=dap/x 7(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37875.

Des=dprfp 1991(and photos p 26,27).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37876.

Nmr=ss90sw51.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37877.

Des=miller, a. /(12/2/1996)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37878.

Aph=nmr/ss9402/7-8, 10-13, 26; ss9403/3, 7-9.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37879.

Aph=dap/kr 9, 10/(1/7/1988).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37880.

Aph=dap/ms 5/(27/6/1989).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=6/2/1991 (robinson) site lies on a gentle w slope immediately s of a small steep sided stream valley. N side may coincide with the hedge bank on the break of the slope. One of the linear features coincides with a field boundary of 1842 (dprfp).

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 8471, DAP 8471/12 23-JUN-1984 (U) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358011.

Linear cropmarks are visible.

DCC, 1989, DAP 6728, DAP 6728/05 27-JUN-1989 (MS) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358004.

Linear cropmarks are visible.

English Heritage, 2010, NMR 27246, NMR 27246/001-002 28-JUN-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358012.

Linear cropmarks are visible.

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

Linear cropmarks of ditched features are visible on aerial photographs on west-facing slopes overlooking the Exe valley, approximately 700 metres west of Silverton. The cropmarks are possibly the remains of a large rectilinear enclosure and possibly associated field boundaries of later prehistoric to Roman date.
The cropmark enclosure measures at least 40 metres by 28 metres in size, defined by cropmarks up to approximately 2.5 metres in width. The northern edge of the enclosure cannot be seen and a break circa 6 metres wide in the southern edge might represent an original entrance. An oval cropmark just over 4 metres in diameter might be evidence of an internal pit immediately north and east of the possible entrance. Linear cropmark features on roughly the same alignment as the enclosure might be evidence of possibly associated field boundaries.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
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
SDV358004	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1989. DAP 6728. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6728/05 27-JUN-1989 (MS).
SDV358011	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 8471. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 8471/12 23-JUN-1984 (U).
SDV358012	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 2010. NMR 27246. English Heritage. Digital. NMR 27246/001-002 28-JUN-2010. [Mapped feature: #86318 ]
SDV37869	Migrated Record: TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
SDV37871	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37872	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37873	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37874	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37875	Migrated Record:
SDV37876	Migrated Record:
SDV37877	Migrated Record:
SDV37878	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37879	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37880	Aerial Photograph:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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