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HER Number:MDV36989
Name:D-shaped enclosure north-east of Sign of the Owl Cross, Ugborough

Summary

D-shaped enclosure, possibly of Iron Age to Roman date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as cropmarks of ditches on the gentle south-west facing slope, immediately north-east of Sign of the Owl Cross.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 688 572
Map Sheet:SX65NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUgborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Linear features and possible enclosure of unknown date east of Venn Bridge

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/305
  • Pastscape: 1024518

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3549, Historic England Archive DAP 3549/03A-04 13-JUL-1984 (CC) (Aerial Photograph). SDV363144.

Cropmarks of ditches are visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/CC (Aerial Photograph). SDV340826.

Linear features including part of a possible enclosure. Recorded as cropmark in 1984.

Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Griffith, F. M. + Robinson, R., 1988, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV340825.

Gentle slopes. Nothing visible on the ground. Other details: Photograph D1.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary, Map 7 (Report - Survey). SDV340217.

Fields not surveyed.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV340215.

Other details: Site 103.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps (Report - Assessment). SDV340216.

Other details: Map 7 Site 103.

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 ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1984, defining a roughly D-shaped area approximately 42m by 52m in size, on the gentle south-west facing slop, immediately north-east of Sign of the Owl Cross.
The cropmarks are possible evidence of an enclosure of Iron Age to Roman date.
Linear cropmarks extending north-west from the enclosure might be evidence of associated field boundaries or trackways, possibly extensions of south-west to north-east aligned linear features recorded separately as MDV127997.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340215Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13.
SDV340216Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV340217Report - Survey: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 1224. A4 Stapled + Digital. Map 7.
SDV340825Site Visit: Griffith, F. M. + Robinson, R.. 1988. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project.
SDV340826Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/CC. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV342165Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound.
SDV362982Interpretation: 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.
SDV363144Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3549. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Historic England Archive DAP 3549/03A-04 13-JUL-1984 (CC). [Mapped feature: #125026 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV128000Related to: Enclosures east of Sign of the Owl Cross (Monument)
MDV127997Related to: Trackway or boundary ditch north-east of Sign of the Owl Cross (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment
  • EDV4391 - Fishacre to Lyneham Fieldwalking Survey
  • 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:Sep 9 2020 4:40PM