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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

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:
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361459	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3539. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3539/08 11-JUL-1984 (BR). [Mapped feature: #111975 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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