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HER Number:MDV55823
Name:ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Highampton

Summary

Slight remains of a double-ditched oval enclosure with max diam of some 200 yds are visible on os air photos. It occupies the highest ground on an e-w ridge, and fades out to the s where there is a drop to the pulworthy brook.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 490 034
Map Sheet:SS40SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHighampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHIGHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40SE/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Slight remains of a double-ditched oval enclosure with max diam of some 200 yds are visible on os air photos. It occupies the highest ground on an e-w ridge, and fades out to the s where there is a drop to the pulworthy brook. Possibly an iron age fort (nmr).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV264121.

Nmr=ss40se5.


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV264122.

Aph=os 79/0008/049-50/(16/4/1979).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV264121Migrated Record:
SDV264122Aerial Photograph:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM