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| HER Number: | MDV36916 |
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| Name: | Oval enclosures northwest of Shindle Mill, Kingsbridge |
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Summary
An oval enclosure of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date is visible as cropmark ditches on aerial photographs of 1984, on the summit of a north-east to south-west ridge to the northwest of Shindle Mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 745 444 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsbridge |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric irregular, single ditched enclosure located in slight saddle in ridge and linear north west of The Millers House
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/196
- Pastscape: 1029794
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV147804.
Aph=dap/ce 4(13/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV147805.
Des=dprfp 1988(photos f 27,28,29).
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Irregular single ditched enclosure, with circular mark at sw corner. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap). Vis=18/2/1988 (robinson). Lies in slight saddle in narrow ne/sw ridge (dprfp).
DCC, 1984, DAP 3551, DAP 3551/03A 13-JUL-1984 (CE) (Aerial Photograph). SDV351232.
Oval enclosures are visible as cropmarks of ditches.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Cropmarks of a ditch 2 to 4m wide are visible on aerial photographs of 1984 enclosing an oval area approximately 67m by 44m in size, on the summit of a ridge to the northwest of Shindle Mill.
A smaller enclosure or annexe 25m by 15m in size is visible abutting the south-west end of the larger enclosure.
The enclosures are interpreted as being probably of Bronze Age to Iron Age date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147804 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV147805 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| SDV351232 | Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1984. DAP 3551. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3551/03A 13-JUL-1984 (CE). [Mapped feature: #126632 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2020 4:11PM |
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