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| HER Number: | MDV34306 |
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| Name: | Enclosure in Ash Wood, Braunton |
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Summary
Bank and ditch enclosure in area of heavy woodland.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 507 365 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Nartowski, N., 1988, Bank and Ditch Enclosure (Worksheet). SDV340806.
Site situated well off pathways. Large bank and ditch enclosure, heavily wooded. Site follows natural contours. Ditch 1.25 metres wide, bank 1.8 metres high. Enclosure circa 80 metres east-west. Depresssions in north west corner of enclosure. Medieval sherd found on south side, close to breach in bank. Other details: Sketch attached.
Haggerty, F. M., 20/07/1988, Ash Wood (Correspondence). SDV340804.
Area in Ash Wood enclosed by a bank and ditch some 270 metres circumference.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV340799.
Area in Ash Wood enclosed by bank and ditch, undated. Other details: Site 140.
Environment Agency, 2011, LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution) (Cartographic). SDV348634.
Parkin, O., 2022, Lidar Images of Enclosure in Ash Wood, Braunton. (Cartographic). SDV364831.
Lidar image of enclosure identified on the Lidar Finder website, https://www.lidarfinder.com/.
The image also shows former field boundaries to the south as depicted on the circa 1840s tithe map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340799 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 05.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 14. |
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| SDV340804 | Correspondence: Haggerty, F. M.. 20/07/1988. Ash Wood. Letter to F. Griffith. Letter + Digital. |
| SDV340806 | Worksheet: Nartowski, N.. 1988. Bank and Ditch Enclosure. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV348634 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2011. LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution). Digital. [Mapped feature: #88280 ] |
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| SDV364831 | Cartographic: Parkin, O.. 2022. Lidar Images of Enclosure in Ash Wood, Braunton.. email. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4404 - Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of Proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2024 10:33AM |
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