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Summary

Cropmark ditches representing two possible prehistoric ring ditches are visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1992, to the northwest of Kenton.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric square ditched enclosures and linears located in a hollow south east of Mill Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1047387
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/143

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RING DITCH (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

The Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions depicts the ring ditches as complete cropmarks.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=10/3/1994 (robinson) site lies on level valley floor; no visible earthworks (dprfp).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313634.

Two small ring ditches, c.10m diameter spaced c.100m apart recorded on 1992 ap (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV313636.

Aph=dap/vf 25-27 (26/6/1992).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313637.

Des=dprfp 1994.

Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14403, DAP 14403/25 26-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355693.

The possible ring ditches are visible as partial cropmarks.

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

Cropmark ditches representing two possible prehistoric ring ditches are visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1992, to the northwest of Kenton. The possible ring ditches have been previously transcribed as complete circular cropmark ditches, although appear more likely visible as partial semi-circular cropmarks. The origin of these cropmarks have been tentatively interpreted here as prehistoric ring ditches, although may just as likely be agricultural or geological in origin given the density of similar such cropmarks visible within the immediate vicinity. The cropmarks were not visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey.

Devon County Council, 2019, Google Earth Aerial Photograph Pilot Project, GE76 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363341.

(SX 95299 83775) Enclosure, linears and ring ditches north-west of Kenton are visible on the 2018 Google Earth aerial image. Further ring ditches are evident in the north-eastern field. Bronze Age to Romano-British in date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV313634	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV313636	Aerial Photograph:
SDV313637	Migrated Record:
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
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.
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SDV355693	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14403. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14403/25 26-JUN-1992. [Mapped feature: #94760 ]

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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