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Summary

A rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable late prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on a gentle east-facing combe slope to the south-east of Bowls Cross, Poltimore. The enclosure is bisected by an extant field boundary.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectilinear, single ditched enclosure south east of Bowls Cross

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/82

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134996.

Aph=dap/iw5(17/7/1987).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134997.

Des=dprfp (1994) and photo z 12, 13.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Rectilinear single ditched enclosure (sw corner only visible) recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1987 (ap)vis=robinson, r (23/6/1994) site lies on gentle e slope just above the drop to the valley floor. No visible traces, and no signs in field to the n (dprfp).

DCC, 1987, DAP 5652, DAP 5652/05-06 17-JUL-1987 (IW) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357595.

The southern two thirds of the cropmark enclosure was visible. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 29-30 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.

The northern third of the cropmark enclosure was visible. Map object based on this source.

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 as a cropmark on a gentle east-facing combe slope to the south-east of Bowls Cross, Poltimore.
The cropmark of the ditch is approximately 2 metres wide and defines a rectilinear enclosure approximately 53 by 40 metres in size. The enclosure is bisected by an extant field boundary. To the south of the boundary the ditch is rectilinear in plan. To the north of the boundary, the northern boundary of the enclosure has a curved plan. A very narrow second outer ditch might be indicated by a slight cropmark approximately 2 metres beyond the south-western corner of the enclosure.
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.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV134996	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134997	Migrated Record:
SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
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
SDV357595	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1987. DAP 5652. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 5652/05-06 17-JUL-1987 (IW).
SDV358055	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 29-30 20-JUN-1992.

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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