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Summary

A possibly multiphase enclosed settlement of later prehistoric or Roman date is visible on Devon Air Photographs of 1989 as a cropmark complex of ditch defined enclosures, hut circles and possibly associated field boundaries, located on slopes at the tip of the spur of Coombe Down overlooking Newton Creek.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric enclosures and linears on Coombe Down

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1024186
• National Trust SMR: 100376
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NW/99

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171367.

Complex group of enclosures recorded from the air as a cropmark in 1989 (aph).

NMR CITING MILLER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171369.

Ap suggests presence of settlement site, of roman or prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks of numerous jointed and/or overlapping enclosures with probable hut circles. The features re apparently skirted by a linear feature, possibly part of a field system, and there are indications of lynchets to ne (nmr citing miller).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV171370.

Aph=dap/mn 12-15 (26/6/1989).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171371.

Des=robinson, r. /(31/8/1993)/(dprfp).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171372.

Nmr=sx54nw35.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171373.

Des=miller, a. /(7/8/1995)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV171374.

Aph=nmr/sx5447/1-4.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=31/8/1993 (robinson) sites lie on level hilltop, no visible earthworks (dprfp).

DCC, 1989, DAP 6723, SX5447/1 DAP 6723/12 26-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351220.

Cropmarks of ditch defined enclosures and possible field boundaries are visible.

Pearson, A., 2007, Noss Mayo, Devon: Rising Main Rapid Desk-Based Assessment, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV346466.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible multiphase enclosed settlement of later prehistoric or Roman date is visible on Devon Air Photographs of 1989 as a cropmark complex on slopes at the tip of the spur of Coombe Down, overlooking Newton Creek. Cropmarks of hut circles up to approximately 18 metres in diameter within oval enclosures roughly 40 metres in diameter are visible. Hut circles are also visible within, or possibly superseded by, conjoined rectilinear enclosures up to 45 metres across. The majority of the settlement activity appears to be located within a curvilinear ditch defined enclosure roughly 160 metres in diameter, which is abutted by further possible rectilinear enclosures and possibly associated field boundaries. It is probable that further work, such as geophysical survey, would reveal more detail on the steeper, east facing slopes.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV171367	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV171369	Migrated Record: NMR CITING MILLER.
SDV171370	Aerial Photograph:
SDV171371	Migrated Record:
SDV171372	Migrated Record:
SDV171373	Migrated Record:
SDV171374	Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV346466	Report - Assessment: Pearson, A.. 2007. Noss Mayo, Devon: Rising Main Rapid Desk-Based Assessment. Andrew Pearson Archaeological Consultant. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351220	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1989. DAP 6723. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). SX5447/1 DAP 6723/12 26-JUN-1989. [Mapped feature: #93727 ]
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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