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Summary

Cropmarks of a ditched rectilinear enclosure of probable later prehistoric date are visible on aerial photographs of 1985 on the summit of a north-east facing spur, bisected by Holcombe Down Road.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure and linears west of Holcombe Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/94
• Pastscape: 1031480

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Rectangular single ditched enclosure about 50m x 70m. Linear features nearby. Recorded from the air 1985 (ap). Vis=17/3/1989 (robinson). Site occupies level area on ridge top, bisected by road. No traces on ground. Linear features; nothing visible (dprfp).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV283831.

Aph=dap/fa 12(11/7/1985).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV283832.

Aph=dap/ff 11(18/7/1985).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283833.

Des=dprfp 1989(and photos k 21-24).

Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5493, DAP 5493/11A-12 11-JUL-1985 (FA) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361519.

Linear ditches are visible as cropmarks.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. These have been recorded here as separate sources as there is a possibility that variations in processing could result in images on which archaeological features show differently than on the original images.

Devon County Council, 1985, DAP 5498, DAP 5498/11 18-JUL-1985 (FF) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361677.

Linear ditches are visible as cropmarks.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. These have been recorded here as separate sources as there is a possibility that variations in processing could result in images on which archaeological features show differently than on the original images.

Get Mapping, 1999, GM/121/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/121/99 0411-0412 24-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355055.

Linear ditches are visible as cropmarks.

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Linear ditches are visible as cropmarks.

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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Cropmarks of linear ditches on average circa 2.5m wide are visible on aerial photographs of 1985 on the summit of a north-east facing spur, to the north and south of Holcombe Down Road.
The ditches appear to define a roughly rectilinear enclosed area approximately 65 long, aligned roughly along the north-east facing spur, and up to 50m wide. A partial cropmark of an L-shaped ditch visible for 27m, circa 4 to 8m south and west of the south-west corner of the enclosure, might support an interpretation of a second external enclosure ditch. The section of cropmark ditch visible to the north of Holcombe Down Road, defining the north-west corner of the enclosure might be aligned more closely on this possible outer ditch, perhaps supporting the interpretation of this as a double ditched enclosure, with an as yet undefined inner circuit, probably of later prehistoric date.
Cropmarks of curvilinear ditches and banks are visible to the west of the enclosure, and are recorded separately.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV283831	Aerial Photograph:
SDV283832	Aerial Photograph:
SDV283833	Migrated Record:
SDV355055	Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 1999. GM/121/99. Get Mapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/121/99 0411-0412 24-JUL-1999.
SDV360456	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018.
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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361519	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1985. DAP 5493. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5493/11A-12 11-JUL-1985 (FA).
SDV361677	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1985. DAP 5498. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5498/11 18-JUL-1985 (FF). [Mapped feature: #116142 ]

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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