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HER Number: | MDV29901 |
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Name: | Enclosure, south of Higher Penn, Staverton |
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Summary
Cropmark ditches of a sub-square enclosure of likely late prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984, to the south of Higher Penn, Staverton.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 765 665 |
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Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Staverton |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | STAVERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure south of Penn Plantation
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1030033
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/205
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV176632.
Aph=dap/br 8(11/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV176633.
Des=dprfp 1987(and photo b8).
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Penn plantation. Rectangular single ditched enclosure aligned roughly nw/se measuring about 40m x 20m. Recorded as crop mark 11/7/1984 by f. M. Griffith.(ap). Vis=15/9/1987 (robinson). Site lies in more level part of gentle se slope. Nothing visible (dprfp).
Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3539, DAP 3539/08 11-JUL-1984 (BR) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361459.
Cropmark 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 of levelled ditches are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1984, to the south of Higher Penn, Staverton. The well-defined dark cropmarks form a sub-square enclosure which measures 35m long by 32m wide, with angular corners and a possible entrance to the southeast. Its form and proximity to other enclosures identified in this area would suggest a late prehistoric or Romano-British date. The cropmarks are not visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV176632 | Aerial Photograph: |
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SDV176633 | Migrated Record: |
SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
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. |
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SDV361459 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3539. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3539/08 11-JUL-1984 (BR). [Mapped feature: #111975 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV43010 | Related to: Enclosure, west of Higher Penn, Staverton (Monument) |
MDV122209 | Related to: Possible enclosure, southwest of Higher Penn, Staverton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2019 9:52AM |
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