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| HER Number: | MDV56049 |
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| Name: | Enclosure, southwest of Metley Cross, Denbury and Torbryan |
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Summary
Cropmark ditches of a rectilinear enclosure of potential prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1995, to the southwest of Metley Cross, Denbury and Torbryan.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 807 700 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Denbury and Torbryan |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DENBURY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric subrectangular, single ditched enclosure south west of Metley Cross
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/259
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Vis=27/6/1996 (robinson) site lies on summit of small steep hill. Needs visit under shorter crop (dprfp).
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV282670.
Subrectangular single ditched enclosure (ne side not visible) 70m nw/se. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f griffith in 1995 (aph).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV282672.
Aph=dap/xx11(4/7/1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV282673.
Des=dprfp 1996 + photo bg 30.
Griffith, F. M., 1995, DAP/XX, Devon County Council DAP/XX 11 04-JUL-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350623.
Narrow, dark cropmarks of levelled ditches are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
Dark cropmarks which have possibly formed over levelled ditches are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs taken in 1995, on gentle northeast facing slope, to the southwest of Metley Cross, Denbury and Torbryan. The narrow cropmarks, circa 1.5m wide, form the north, south and west sides of a possible rectilinear enclosure, circa 60m across. Its form and character would suggest a prehistoric or Romano-British date. The cropmarks are not visible on other available aerial imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| SDV282670 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV282672 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV282673 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV350623 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1995. DAP/XX. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/XX 11 04-JUL-1995. [Mapped feature: #113680 ] |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2019 9:23AM |
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