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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a possible prehistoric to Romano-British enclosure are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs of 1990, to the southwest of Peadhill.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric irregular, single ditched enclosure north east of Little Gornhay
• SHINE: Prehistoric irregular, single ditched enclosure north east of Little Gornhay

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/357

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40963.

Part single ditched irregular enclosure c 60m x 50m. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1990 (ap).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV40965.

Aph=dap/td4(18/7/1990).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40966.

Des=dprfp(1995)+ photo dprfp/bb 25a-28a.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV40967.

Aph=dap/td 4-5(18/7/1990).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=30/1/1995 (robinson) site lies in level area in gentle se slope. No visible earthworks (dprfp).

Devon County Council, 1990, DAP 11937, DAP 11937/04 18-JUL-1990 (TD) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357499.

Cropmark ditches of a possible enclosure are visible.

Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, App.1 A53 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.

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

Cropmark ditches of a possible prehistoric to Romano-British enclosure are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs of 1990, to the southwest of Peadhill. The linear cropmarks appear to form the northeast and southwest sides of a possible rectilinear enclosure measuring approximately 66m in length by 40m in width. Although the cropmarks are fairly poorly defined and diffuse in places, particularly along the southwest edge, they do appear, however to be of archaeological origin. The possible enclosure, which is situated on southeast facing slope within an area where extensive prehistoric remains have been identified, was not visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey. Further field investigation, such as geophysical survey, may help to shed additional light and clarity on the nature of this possible enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV345204	Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. App.1 A53.
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
SDV357499	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1990. DAP 11937. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 11937/04 18-JUL-1990 (TD). [Mapped feature: #94736 ]
SDV40963	Migrated Record: AP.
SDV40965	Aerial Photograph:
SDV40966	Migrated Record:
SDV40967	Aerial Photograph:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton
• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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