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| HER Number: | MDV36995 |
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| Name: | Cropmark enclosure west of Chantry Farm, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A possible oval enclosure potentially of Bronze Age to Iron Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as cropmarks of ditches on the west-facing slopes west of Chantry Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 698 492 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric circular enclosure north west of Chantry
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/59
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV147620.
Circular single ditched enclosure, recorded from the air 1984 (ap).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV147622.
Aph=dap/cd 4a(13/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV147623.
Des=dprfp 1987-8(and photo d11).
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Vis=20/11/1987 (robinson), 2/3/1988 (griffith and robinson). Lies in more level area in moderate sw slope with slight scarp on upper side (dprfp).
Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/CD, Devon County Council DAP CD/04A-5 13-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363582.
Curvilinear 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.
At least three sections of cropmark of curvilinear ditch circa 2.5m wide and up to 40m long are visible on aerial photographs of 1984 on the west-facing slopes west of Chantry Farm.
The cropmarks can be interpreted as defining an oval enclosed area at least 80m long and 40m wide, potentially evidence of settlement dating to the Bronze or Iron Age date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147620 | Migrated Record: AP. |
| SDV147622 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV147623 | 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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| SDV363582 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/CD. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP CD/04A-5 13-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #124566 ] |
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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 4:41PM |
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