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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a sub-rectangular enclosure, with possible associated trackway and field boundary of potential prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1989, on southwest facing slope at Parkfield, Staverton.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric sub-rectangular, single ditched enclosure north west of Parkfield Cross

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1030019
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/244

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV172911.

Subrectangular single ditched enclosure c 50m x 40m. Recorded as cropmark by f. Griffith in 1989 (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV172913.

Aph=dap/nc 13-15/(30/6/1989).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV172914.

Des=dprfp 1992(and photo t 19,20).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV172915.

Aph=dap/mh 3-4/(23/6/1989).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=29/1/1992 (robinson) site lies on even moderate sw slope, nothing visible on ground. Second enclosure (sx76ne/243) adjacent to n (dprfp).

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6717, DAP 6717/03-04 23-JUN-1989 (MH) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361517.

Cropmark ditches are visible.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6755, DAP 6755/13 30-JUN-1989 (NC) (Aerial Photograph). SDV355004.

Cropmark 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 1989, on southwest facing slope at Parkfield, Staverton. The cropmarks, approximately 3m in width, form a sub-rectangular enclosure, approximately 60m in length by 40m in width, with a possible entrance centrally positioned along its southwest edge, in addition to two rectilinear annexes, approximately 30m in length by 20m in width, located either side of the entrance. Its form and proximity to other enclosures identified in this area would suggest a late prehistoric or Romano-British date. Other cropmarks which may represent associated features with this enclosure include a possible double-ditched trackway to the northwest and a linear field boundary to the southeast.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV172911	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV172913	Aerial Photograph:
SDV172914	Migrated Record:
SDV172915	Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV355004	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6755. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6755/13 30-JUN-1989 (NC). [Mapped feature: #112141 ]
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.
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SDV361517	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6717. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6717/03-04 23-JUN-1989 (MH).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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