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Summary

A rectilinear ditched enclosure potentially of late prehistoric to Roman date was partially visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on a south-west facing spur to the west of Thorverton. The west side of the enclosure was not visible.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure north west of Colaton Cottages

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1038621
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/96

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

WEST SIDE NOT VISIBLE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37152.

Single ditched rectangular enclosure (west side not visible). First recorded as cropmark by f. Griffith 25/6/1984.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37154.

Aph=dap/x 5(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37155.

Des=dprfp 1991(and photo o 11a).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37156.

Nmr=ss90sw61.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37157.

Des=miller, a. /(12/2/1998)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV37158.

Aph=nmr/ss9202/1-3,7-9.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=16/1/1991 (robinson) site lies on a sw facing ridge, the ground dropping steeply on the w to a small stream. Occupies a faint terrace (possibly natural) in slope (dprfp).

Historic England, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/165-166 27-JUN-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357541.

A rectilinear cropmark is visible.

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

A rectilinear ditched enclosure potentially of late prehistoric to Roman date was partially visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on a south-west facing spur to the west of Thorverton.
The cropmark was very narrow, measuring from circa 0.5 metres wide to 1.5 metres wide. The western edge of the enclosure was not visible, possibly obscured by the line of a modern field boundary, or by a change in land use west of the boundary where the ground falls away more sharply to a stream. The visible extent of the cropmark defined an enclosed area at least circa 40 by 30 metres in size.

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
SDV357541	Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1984. NMR 2162. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2162/165-166 27-JUN-1984. [Mapped feature: #86322 ]
SDV37152	Migrated Record: WEST SIDE NOT VISIBLE.
SDV37154	Aerial Photograph:
SDV37155	Migrated Record:
SDV37156	Migrated Record:
SDV37157	Migrated Record:
SDV37158	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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