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HER Number: | MDV54088 |
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Name: | Enclosure, west of Honiton Lane, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Cropmark ditches of a rectangular enclosure of possible Romano-British date are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1992, off Howton Lane, Newton Abbot.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 826 725 |
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Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHWEEK |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ABBOT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure which coincides with a hollow west of Mead Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1031393
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/257
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Vis=12/10/1994 (robinson) site lies just s of the crest of the ridge, e of its summit. It coincides with a faint hollow (dprfp).
AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV288300.
Small rectangular single ditched enclosure, about 30m x 30m, with entrance on e side. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by b. Horner in 1992 (ap).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV288302.
Aph=dap/vj 30-32 (2/7/1992).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV288303.
Des=dprfp 1994 (and photos z 18-20).
Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14400, DAP 14400/30 02-JUL-1992 (VJ) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361605.
Dark cropmarks of levelled ditches are visible.
Valentin, J. + Weddell, P., 2010, Land Adjacent to the Former Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, 1, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV347555.
Other details: Figure 2, A12.
Harrison, D., 2017, Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon: Geophysical Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV361681.
Geophysical (magnetometer) survey undertaken covering approximately 52 hectares, on land at Houghton Barton, north-west of Newton Abbot, to inform an Archaeological and Heritage Assessment which will be submitted with an outline planning application for a residential-led mixed-use development.
A clear sub-square enclosure is recorded corresponding to the cropmark already recorded. The enclosure measure 28 metres from the east to west and 28 metres from north to south. A well-defined gap on the eastern side of the enclosure is likely to locate an entrance, and several discrete anomalies in the interior may be due to soil-filled features such as pits or areas of burning.
Orellana, J., 2018, Land at Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeological Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV361682.
In February and March 2018, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land at Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon.
Trench 3 targeted a crop mark representing a square enclosure also recorded as an anomaly of the geophysical survey. A substantial north-south orientated ditch was 2.6 metres wide and 1.15 metres deep. This ditch contained three sedimentary fills. A single sherd of Roman pottery was recovered from the upper fill; a fragment of fired clay was recovered from lower the fill.
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 which have formed over levelled ditches, circa 3m wide, are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs taken in 1992, on gentle east facing slope of a spur, off Howton Lane, Newton Abbot. The cropmarks define a rectangular enclosure, circa 37m long by 29m wide, with possible entrance to the east and with angular corners to the northeast, northwest and southwest and a more rounded corner to the southeast. The form of the enclosure supports the interpretation that it is of late prehistoric or Romano-British date.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
SDV288300 | Migrated Record: AP. |
SDV288302 | Aerial Photograph: |
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SDV288303 | Migrated Record: |
SDV347555 | Report - Assessment: Valentin, J. + Weddell, P.. 2010. Land Adjacent to the Former Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD231/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1, 3. |
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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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SDV361605 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14400. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14400/30 02-JUL-1992 (VJ). [Mapped feature: #113873 ] |
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SDV361681 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Harrison, D.. 2017. Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon: Geophysical Survey. Headland Archaeology. HBNA17. Digital. |
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SDV361682 | Report - Evaluation: Orellana, J.. 2018. Land at Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology. 18143. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7602 - Geophysical Survey: Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot (Ref: HBNA17)
- EDV7604 - Evaluation: Land at Houghton Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon (Ref: 18143)
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2020 10:51AM |
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