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| HER Number: | MDV36960 |
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| Name: | Enclosure west of Scabbacombe Head |
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Summary
A series of cropmarks probably formed from geological variations or from agricultural practice are visible on aerial photographs of 1985, to the west of Scabbacombe Head. The site was previously interpreted as a possible small prehistoric rectilinear enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 917 514 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric sub-rectangular enclosure and attached linear feature west of Scabbacombe Head
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/36
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV146042.
Aph=dap/fe 12(18/7/1985).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146043.
Des=dprfp 1988.
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Small subrectangular single ditched enclosure and attached linear feature. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap). Vis=19/2/1988 (robinson). Level stony ground, nothing visible (dprfp).
Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5497, DAP 5497/12 18-JUL-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352653.
A series of cropmarks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A series of cropmarks of probable geological or agricultural origin are visible on aerial photographs of 1985, to the west of Scabbacombe Head. The cropmarks lack both clear definition and form and appear visible across the remainder of the field. As such, they are likely formed from either geological variations or from agricultural practice, rather than representing evidence of a prehistoric rectilinear enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146042 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV146043 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV352653 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1985. DAP 5497. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5497/12 18-JUL-1985. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2014 8:36AM |
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