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HER Number:MDV48595
Name:Earthwork Enclosure, northwest of Stopgate Farm

Summary

An earthwork bank enclosure of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northwest of Stopgate Farm. It remains clearly visible as an earthwork banked feature on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 229 099
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishYarcombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishYARCOMBE

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Oval earthwork of unknown date north west of Stopgate Farm

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/178

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103961.

Raised sub-circular earthwork with probable trackway to north visible on ap's (aph).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV103962.

Aph=dap=pq8,9.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103963.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 1307-08 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The enclosure is faintly visible as an earthwork bank.


Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6835, DAP 6835/08 24-NOV-1989 (PQ) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359545.

The enclosure is visible as an earthwork bank.


Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2209 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The enclosure is visible as an earthwork banked feature.


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

An earthwork bank enclosure of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northwest of Stopgate Farm. The sub-oval shaped earthwork is located on gentle northeast facing slope, measures approximately 40m in length by 33m in width and comprises a broad low bank of up to 12m in width. It remains clearly visible as an earthwork banked feature on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103961Migrated Record: APH.
SDV103962Aerial Photograph:
SDV103963Migrated Record:
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 1307-08 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359545Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6835. Devon Aerial Photograph. DAP 6835/08 24-NOV-1989 (PQ). [Mapped feature: #93230 ]
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2209 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016.

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 12:49PM