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Summary

A single ditched rectilinear enclosure of probable later prehistoric or Roman date is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken between 1984 and 1992. An entrance and possible internal building platform are visible.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure and ring ditch north of The Sanctuary

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1046347
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NW/123

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

Map object formerly based on this Source.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=1/2/1989 (robinson) site lies on even steep w slope, marked by possible faint depression (dprfp).

AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284942.

Small rectangular single ditched enclosure c 40m x 40m, with entrance on s side. Recorded from the air 1984 (ap).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284945.

Des=dprfp(and photo i 31).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV284946.

Aph=dap/ve 20-23/(26/6/1992).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV284947.

Aph=dap/iv 6a,7/(10/7/1987).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV284948.

Aph=dap/ja 7/(17/7/1987).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV284949.

Aph=dap/lv10,11/(16/6/1989).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV284950.

Aph=dap/qu 13,14/(28/5/1990).

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP/BZ, DCC DAP/BZ 3 13-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV284944.

A rectilinear enclosure is visible as a pale cropmark.

Devon County Council, 1987, DAP 5651, DAP 5651/6A-7 10-JUL-1987 (IV) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358586.

A rectilinear enclosure is visible as a dark cropmark. Map object partly based on this source.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6705, DAP 6705/10-11 16-JUN-1989 (LV) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358500.

A rectilinear enclosure is visible as a dark cropmark. Map object partly based on this source.

Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14404, DAP 14404/20-21 26-JUN-1992 (VE) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358593.

A rectilinear enclosure is visible as a dark cropmark.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

The rectilinear enclosure is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken between 1984 and 1992, mostly on specialist obliques, but also on one run of verticals. It measures approximately 50 metres in maximum visible extent, with relatively wide ditches of 5 metres and an entrance of circa 5 metres in the south-east side. Internally a dark oval cropmark is visible, circa 15 x 30 metres, and it is possible that this formed over an infilled level platform. The south-western edge is not clearly visible; although there are hints of a dark linear feature in this location it could be agricultural and so this side has not been transcribed. The size and shape of this enclosure is consistent with a later prehistoric or Roman date.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted by the survey are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. In some cases these have been recorded as separate sources. This is because variations in the way the prints have been processed could result in images on which archaeological features are visible to a greater or lesser degree.

Sheldon, C.D., 2018, Drone image of Rectilinear Enclosure north of Pengellys Farm, Shillingford St. George (Aerial Photograph). SDV364665.

2018 drone image of cropmark which forms a rectilinear enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV284942	Migrated Record: AP.
SDV284944	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP/BZ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC DAP/BZ 3 13-JUL-1984.
SDV284945	Migrated Record:
SDV284946	Aerial Photograph:
SDV284947	Aerial Photograph:
SDV284948	Aerial Photograph:
SDV284949	Aerial Photograph:
SDV284950	Aerial Photograph:
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV358500	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6705. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6705/10-11 16-JUN-1989 (LV).
SDV358586	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1987. DAP 5651. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5651/6A-7 10-JUL-1987 (IV).
SDV358593	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14404. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14404/20-21 26-JUN-1992 (VE).
SDV364665	Aerial Photograph: Sheldon, C.D.. 2018. Drone image of Rectilinear Enclosure north of Pengellys Farm, Shillingford St. George. email.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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