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HER Number:MDV29574
Name:Oval enclosure within Ashbourne Woods, Rattery

Summary

Curvilinear cropmarks which have formed over the buried ditches of a sub-oval enclosure of potential late prehistoric or Roman date are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 733 619
Map Sheet:SX76SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRattery
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishRATTERY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Prehistoric oval, ditched enclosure north of Crabbers Cross

Other References/Statuses

  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1030085
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/118

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146030.

Rattery furzes plantation. Oval ditched enclosure, measuring about 60m x 80m. Recorded as cropmark july 1984 by f. Griffith.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV146032.

Aph=dap/cb 11,11a(13/7/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV146033.

Aph=dap/bv 4,5(11/7/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146034.

Des=r. Robinson(23/3/1985)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146035.

Des=dprfp(and photo a5,6).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Ap dap/bp 4,5 shows entrance at se. Vis=23/3/1985 (r. Robinson). South half of site shows as faint terrace in slope. Vis=27/8/1987 (robinson), 7/9/1987 (griffith and robinson). Faint earthwork bank visible on s side (dprfp).

Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/BV, Devon County Council DAP/BV 04 11-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV296237.

Dark curvilinear cropmarks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

Dark curvilinear cropmarks, interpreted as having formed over buried ditches of a sub-oval enclosure which measures circa 70m long by 60m wide, are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984. The morphology of the cropmarks suggests a late prehistoric or Roman date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV146030Migrated Record:
SDV146032Aerial Photograph:
SDV146033Aerial Photograph:
SDV146034Migrated Record:
SDV146035Migrated Record:
SDV262469Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV296237Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/BV. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/BV 04 11-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #125510 ]
SDV362982Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

Date Last Edited:May 11 2020 9:07AM

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