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Summary

A rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable late prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s as a cropmark on the floodplain of the River Exe to the south-west of Burrow Farm, Stoke Canon.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, square and curvilinear single ditched enclosures south west of Burrow Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1041374
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/227

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134967.

Small enclosure south of burrow cottages. Single ditched, roughly square, c 20m by 20m with adjacent linear marks. Recorded on ap in 1990 (aph).

NMR CITING MILLER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134969.

Ap suggests the presence of a rectilinear enclosure and a number of linear features (possibly forming more enclosures), probably of prehistoric or roman date, visible as cropmarks c.150m ssw of burrow farm (nmr citing miller).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134970.

Aph=dap/sc 11,12(25/6/1990).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134971.

Aph=dap/sc 13(25/6/1990).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134972.

Aph=dap/sl 5,7(6/7/1990).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134973.

Des=dprfp 1994.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134974.

Nmr=sx99nw82.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134975.

Des=miller, a. /(1/3/1996)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134976.

Aph=nmr/sx9398/7-8, 13, 15; sx9399/51; sx9498/12.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134977.

Aph=dap/xy 4/(5/7/1995).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134979.

Aph=dap/yj 25,26/(21/7/1995).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=23/6/1994 (robinson) site lies in a level field. No features visible (dprfp).

Devon County Council, 1990, DAP 6892, DAP 6892/11-12 25-JUN-1990 (SC) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358839.

A cropmark enclosure was visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1995, DAP/YE, Devon County Council DAP/YE 9-10 5-JUL-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV343110.

A cropmark enclosure was visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/ZI, Devon County Council DAP/ZI 11-13 08-JUL-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV320082.

A Cropmark enclosure was visible.

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

A ditched enclosure of probable late prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s as a cropmark on the floodplain of the River Exe to the south-west of Burrow Farm, Stoke Canon.
The cropmarks of the ditches are between 1 and circa 3.5 metres in width, enclosing a rectilinear area approximately 29 by 23 metres in size. A 3 metre wide break in the cropmarks to the south-east corner of the enclosure might be evidence of an entrance. The south-west corner of the enclosure is not visible, the archaeological cropmarks obscured by a north-east to south-west band of cropmarks of probable natural origin. The additional linear features identified by the above authorities are visible but are interpreted here as being non-archaeological in origin.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted by the survey are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. In some cases these have been recorded as separate sources. This is because variations in the way the prints have been processed could result in images on which archaeological features are visible to a greater or lesser degree than on the originals.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV134967	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV134969	Migrated Record: NMR CITING MILLER.
SDV134970	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134971	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134972	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134973	Migrated Record:
SDV134974	Migrated Record:
SDV134975	Migrated Record:
SDV134976	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134977	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134979	Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV320082	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/ZI. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/ZI 11-13 08-JUL-1996.
SDV343110	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1995. DAP/YE. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/YE 9-10 5-JUL-1995.
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
SDV358839	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1990. DAP 6892. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6892/11-12 25-JUN-1990 (SC). [Mapped feature: #94766 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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