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Summary

An enclosure of likely late pre-historic to Romano-British date is visible as a series of faintly defined cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and as earthwork banks and ditches on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Rookery Farm.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cropmarks and earthworks of Prehistoric or Roman enclosure

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/76

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EARTHWORK (Unknown date)
• ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

TA/TM, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126200.

Ta 1195 fieldname 'burrow close' (ta/tm).

SEE SKETCH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV126201.

Vis=18/9/1992 (simpson and noble) probably permanent pasture no sign of a barrow. Former field boundary and a terrace visible as earthworks (see sketch) (emafu).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126202.

Dro=upottery tithe map and apportionment book.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126203.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

Wellington, J., 10/03/2016, Investigation of earthwork on Royal Air Force, 1946-49 aerial photographs, Upottery (Personal Comment). SDV359465.

Investigation of earthwork using hard-copies of the Royal Air Force aerial photographs produced no significant evidence of the earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Map object previously based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3307-08 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Faint traces of cropmark ditches are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2207 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The enclosure is visible as earthwork banks and ditches.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

An enclosure of likely late pre-historic to Romano-British date is visible as a series of faintly defined cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and as earthwork banks and ditches on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southeast of Rookery Farm. The D-shaped enclosure measures approximately 78m by 78m in size and is situated on prominent ground on the gentle north facing slopes of a spur, with steeply sloping ground to the west. The enclosure is defined on its north, west and south sides by earthwork banks, which measures up to 7m in width, with partial remains of an outer earthwork ditch visible to the north, east and the southwest. Other earthwork banks within the enclosure and to the southwest are also visible, although it is unclear whether they represent associated features. Earthworks are alluded to here on the Parish Tithe Apportionment, with the field name recorded as 'Burrow Close'. Further survey work, such as a geophysical survey is recommended to help shed additional light on the nature and character of this enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV126200	Migrated Record: TA/TM.
SDV126201	Report - Survey: SEE SKETCH.
SDV126202	Migrated Record:
SDV126203	Migrated Record:
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3307-08 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359465	Personal Comment: Wellington, J.. 10/03/2016. Investigation of earthwork on Royal Air Force, 1946-49 aerial photographs, Upottery. Photograph (Paper).
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2207 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #93162 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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