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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a partial sub-oval enclosure of possible prehistoric date are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1985, to the northwest of Pitt Farm, Broadhempston.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Undated irregular, single ditched enclosure north west of Pitt

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1030028
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/215

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Single ditched irregular enclosure roughly 70m x 40m. Recorded from the air 1985 (ap). Vis=30/11/1987 (robinson). Site occupies faint terrace in moderate se slope just below the brow of the hill (dprfp).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV302307.

Aph=dap/fa 7a(11/7/1985).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302308.

Des=dprfp 1987(and photo e5).

Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5493, DAP 5493/07A 11-JUL-1985 (FA) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361519.

Dark cropmarks of ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Cropmarks of levelled ditches are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1985, on gentle southeast facing slope, to the northwest of Pitt Farm, Broadhempston. The faintly defined cropmarks, circa 3m in width, form part of a sub-oval enclosure which measures circa 50m in width by at least 70m in length, although the southern extent is not clearly visible. The enclosure is bisected by an historic, but now removed field boundary. Its form and proximity to other enclosures identified in this area would suggest a prehistoric date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV302307	Aerial Photograph:
SDV302308	Migrated Record:
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361519	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1985. DAP 5493. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5493/07A 11-JUL-1985 (FA). [Mapped feature: #112172 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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