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Summary

A possibly rectilinear ditch defined enclosure of possible late prehistoric or Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as fragmentary cropmarks on the west-facing slopes to the south of Columbjohn.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric irregular, single ditched enclosure south of Columbjohn

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1047928
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/67

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV113213.

Irregular single ditched enclosure about 70m x 50m. Recorded from the air by f. Griffith in 1985 (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV113217.

Aph=dap/fn 8(26/7/1985).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV113218.

Des=dprfp 1990 + photo n 22.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV113219.

Des=worksheet(j. Uglow -/4/1985).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV113220.

Aph=dap/xf 10,11/(25/7/1994).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV113221.

Des=the national trust/killerton estate archaeological survey: part 4: the farms: ashclyst - elbury/(2000)408/18/copy in smr.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=29/3/1990 (robinson) site lies on gentle w slope, nothing visible (dprfp).

Uglow, J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV43389.

Vis=-/6/1984 (uglow) an enclosure crop mark was observed from the gateway sx95659938. Diagram on worksheet (uglow).

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

Flint and chert artefacts found in the area but not from position of enclosure (nt).

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2163, NMR 2163/0005-0007 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357051.

Linear cropmarks were visible.

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

A possibly ditch defined enclosure of possible late prehistoric or Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as fragmentary cropmarks on the west-facing slopes to the south of Columbjohn.
The possible enclosure was previously transcribed as roughly D-shaped and 50 by 70 metres in size. However, the linear cropmark that defined the eastern edge of the enclosure in this interpretation was more probably geological in origin. The cropmarks interpreted here include a further linear ditch to the east as evidence of a possible rectilinear enclosure or field boundaries circa 70 by 65 metres in size, with a possible narrow entrance towards the south-west corner. Large breaks in the visibility of the cropmarks might be caused by variations in the underlying geology.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV113213	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV113217	Aerial Photograph:
SDV113218	Migrated Record:
SDV113219	Migrated Record:
SDV113220	Aerial Photograph:
SDV113221	Migrated Record:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
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
SDV357051	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2163. English Heritage. Photograph (Paper). NMR 2163/0005-0007 02-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #89981 ]
SDV43389	Migrated Record: Uglow, J..
SDV52	Migrated Record: National Trust.

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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