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Summary

A field of about 1.5 hectares, is named in the tithe award 'higher berry'. It occupies much of a rounded hilltop at 118m, with fields immediately to the north called 'lower berry' and 'berry brake' (tithe map cited by os). Vis=28/1/1987 (os). Most prehistoric enclosures in devon that fall in agricultural areas have peripheral or coincident fields with the names 'castle' and/or 'berry' although the reverse is not necessarily applicable, eg a field giving sight of a distant earthwork, and some are in quite unsuitable situations. In this instance the small rounded hilltop presents extensive views except to the south where there is a slightly higher and larger plateau. There is nothing in the pasture fields to indicate a former earthwork and identification would be dependent upon discovery from air photography (os).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 445828
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX83NW/18

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174077.

Des=tithe map and award/(1843).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174078.

Osa=sx83nw10.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

A field of about 1.5 hectares, is named in the tithe award 'higher berry'. It occupies much of a rounded hilltop at 118m, with fields immediately to the north called 'lower berry' and 'berry brake' (tithe map cited by os). Vis=28/1/1987 (os). Most prehistoric enclosures in devon that fall in agricultural areas have peripheral or coincident fields with the names 'castle' and/or 'berry' although the reverse is not necessarily applicable, eg a field giving sight of a distant earthwork, and some are in quite unsuitable situations. In this instance the small rounded hilltop presents extensive views except to the south where there is a slightly higher and larger plateau. There is nothing in the pasture fields to indicate a former earthwork and identification would be dependent upon discovery from air photography (os).

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV174077	Migrated Record:
SDV174078	Migrated Record:
SDV24	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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