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Summary

Two ditch defined rectilinear enclosures of probable later prehistoric to Roman date were visible on aerial photographs as cropmarks on the south-east facing slopes north-east of Poltimore. The enclosure to the north-west was visible on only three sides and might have been partly levelled during the creation of the second enclosure.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmarks of two prehistoric intersecting, ditched enclosures south-east of Poltimore Barton

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 448119
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/54

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106170.

S of quarry, poltimore. Two intersecting simple ditched rectangular enclosures, the one to the se 40m by 30m having a clear entrance in the se side. Other linear features to s. Recorded as cropmarks by f. Griffith in june 1984.

NMR, CITING RCHME, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV106172.

Vis=est -/-/1990 (rchme) there is no trace of these enclosures in an arable field located on a gentle e facing slope w of a disused quarry, recorded as a cropmark (nmr, citing rchme).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106173.

Aph=dap/u 6+7(25/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106174.

Aph=dap/ah 1,2(29/6/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106175.

Aph=dap/ax 7(3/7/1984).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106176.

Aph=dap/da 8,9(23/7/1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106177.

Des=dprfp 1990(and photo n 17).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106178.

Nmr=sx99ne31.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106179.

Des=rchme/(0/0/1990)/field investigation.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV106180.

Aph=dap/od 1-2/(12/7/1989).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=29/3/1990 (robinson) fairly level field, nothing visible (dprfp).

Historic England, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/1131 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357541.

Rectilinear cropmark enclosures were visible.

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

Two ditch defined rectilinear enclosures of probable later prehistoric to Roman date were visible on aerial photographs as cropmarks on the south-east facing slopes north-east of Poltimore.
Cropmarks of the north-western enclosure’s ditch were visible only on the three sides, the south western boundary being absent. The visible cropmarks were circa 1 metre wide and defined a rectangular enclosure 32 metres across, with a probable entrance in the north-west facing side almost 5 metres wide. The side ditches were visible for only 20m metres. It is possible these enclosure ditches were levelled during the creation of the south-eastern enclosure, the cropmarks of which indicate a slightly wider ditch, on average 1 to 1.5 metres wide, defining an enclosed area 30 by 38 metres in size. A probable entrance approximately 5 metres wide is also visible as a break across the cropmark, but on the south-east facing side of the enclosure.
No internal features were identified within either enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV106170	Migrated Record:
SDV106172	Report - Survey: NMR, CITING RCHME.
SDV106173	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106174	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106175	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106176	Aerial Photograph:
SDV106177	Migrated Record:
SDV106178	Migrated Record:
SDV106179	Migrated Record:
SDV106180	Aerial Photograph:
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 2162/1131 02-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #86514 ]

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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