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| HER Number: | MDV36993 |
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| Name: | Ditched enclosure south-west of West Leigh, Modbury |
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Summary
An enclosure of probable prehistoric date is visible as a cropmark ditches on the south-west facing slopes south-west of West Leigh, on aerial photographs of 1984 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 to 2018.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 681 518 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric enclosure to south west of West Leigh
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/57
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV147575.
Aph=dap/cd 4(13/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV147576.
Des=dprfp,1987(and photo d4).
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Corner of ditched enclosure, in part single and in part double. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap). Vis=18/11/1987 (robinson). Site lies on moderate w slope, nothing visible on ground (dprfp).
Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3550, DAP 3550/03-04 13-JUL-1984 (CD) (Aerial Photograph). SDV363540.
Cropmarks of ditches are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 22-APR-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Cropmarks of ditches are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 22-APR-2020 EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 22-APR-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Cropmarks of ditches are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 21-APR-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Cropmarks of ditches are visible.
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.
A curvilinear cropmark of a ditch up to 5m wide and 100m long is visible on the south-west facing slopes south-west of West Leigh, on aerial photographs of 1984 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 to 2018.
The cropmark encloses an area of at least 60m square and might be evidence of an enclosure of Iron Age to Roman date.
Less regular cropmarks visible immediately to the south-east of the possible enclosure might be associated with it or possibly of natural origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147575 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV147576 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| 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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 21-APR-2020. [Mapped feature: #126493 ] |
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| SDV363540 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3550. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3550/03-04 13-JUL-1984 (CD). |
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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: | Sep 9 2020 4:34PM |
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