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| HER Number: | MDV36996 |
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| Name: | Ditched enclosure north of Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
Double ditched subrectangular enclosure. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap). Vis=25/11/1987 (robinson), 2/3/1988 (griffith and robinson). Site lies on a moderate se slope on a slight ledge, bisected by a modern fence. E and w sides show as faint banks below fence (dprfp).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 695 487 |
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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 double ditched rectangular enclosure and single ditched sub-rectangular enclosure south of Combe
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/58
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV147655.
Aph=dap/cd 8(13/7/1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV147656.
Des=dprfp 1987-8(photos d24,25,26).
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Double ditched subrectangular enclosure. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap). Vis=25/11/1987 (robinson), 2/3/1988 (griffith and robinson). Site lies on a moderate se slope on a slight ledge, bisected by a modern fence. E and w sides show as faint banks below fence (dprfp).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3078-3079 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
The cropmarks might correspond in part with an extant field boundary.
Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/CD, DCC DAP CD/08A-08 13-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363582.
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.
Cropmarks of ditches 2 to 4m wide are visible on aerial photographs of 1984 defining a possible double ditched trapezium-shaped enclosure of probable Iron Age to Roman date. The cropmarks define an enclosed area approximately 55 my 70m across.
Two parallel cropmarks approximately 5 to 6m apart are visible on the south-west side of the enclosure. This might indicate that the enclosure was double ditched for at least part of its perimeter, but the inner cropmark might be forming over the route of a former field boundary, extant as a hedge into the mid-20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147655 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV147656 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3078-3079 10-DEC-1946. |
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| 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). DCC DAP CD/08A-08 13-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #124585 ] |
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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: | Mar 2 2020 5:23PM |
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