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Summary

A D-shaped ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s as a cropmark on the south and west-facing slopes to the north of Long Plantation, Upton Pyne.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Undated D-shaped, single ditched enclosure south west of Stevenstone Plantation

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1041371
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/230

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV125648.

Aph=d-shaped single ditched enclosure, c.40m x 30m. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1992 (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV125650.

Aph=dap/vm36(9/7/1992).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV125651.

Des=dprfp 1995 (+ photos bd 8,9).

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=30/3/1995 (robinson) site occupies slight hollow, probably natural, in level ground (dprfp).

Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14396, DAP 14396/34-37 09-JUL-1992 (VM) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358829.

A D-shaped cropmark of a ditch was visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 9-10 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.

A D-shaped cropmark of a ditch was visible.

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

A D-shaped ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s as a cropmark on the south and west-facing slopes to the north of Long Plantation, Upton Pyne.
The majority of the visible cropmark was curvilinear in plan and of varying width, measuring between circa 1.5 and 4 metres across, enclosing an area circa 28 to 23 metres in size. The cropmark that defined the north-east side of the enclosure was of slightly different character, being narrower and more regular in appearance than the remainder of the enclosure. It also possibly extends beyond the enclosure to the north-west, perhaps forming part of an associated field system
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

SDV125648	Aerial Photograph: APH.
SDV125650	Aerial Photograph:
SDV125651	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
SDV358055	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 9-10 20-JUN-1992. [Mapped feature: #95260 ]
SDV358829	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14396. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14396/34-37 09-JUL-1992 (VM).

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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