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Summary

Possible prehistoric enclosure identified as a cropmark in 1987 and 1994 to southwest of Blackhorse and destroyed by the A30 road improvement.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SE/181

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV338831.

Tested by trial excavation but not successfully elucidated during A30 excavations 1996-8. Now destroyed by road construction.

Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Site lies on moderate southeast slope. No visible earthworks. Other details: Photograph BF 32.

Horner, B., 1994, DAP/WI (Aerial Photograph). SDV338829.

Rectangular single ditched enclosure circa 70 meters x 50 meters. Recorded as a cropmark in 1987.

Horner, B., 1994, DAP/XI, Devon County Council DAP/XI 12 01-AUG-1994 (Aerial Photograph). SDV338832.

Cropmarks which have possibly formed over infilled ditches are visible.

Morton, R., 1999, Clyst Honiton to Broadclyst pipeline: archaeological desk based assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV118377.

RSK Environment Ltd., 1999, Transco Broadclyst LDZ pipeline, Exeter: Environmental review, 11 (Report - non-specific). SDV325506.

Exeter Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Redhayes, Sowton, Exeter, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV338701.

Other details: Site 34.

Bryant, A., 2007, East of Exeter Major Scheme Bid M5 Junction 29 and Old A30, Exeter, Devon: Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV345164.

Other details: Appendix 1, site 42; figure 2.

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

Cropmarks which have possibly formed over infilled ditches of a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure are visible on specialist oblique aerial photographs of 1994, at Blackhorse. The cropmarks are very poorly defined and are only partly visible, but would appear to form part of a rectilinear enclosure. The possible enclosure bears close similarity to a prehistoric enclosure identified and excavated approximately 480m to the west in advance of the A30 road improvement scheme. The ‘enclosure’ recorded here, however, was not positively identified during these works which cast some doubt as to the nature of these cropmarks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV118377	Report - Assessment: Morton, R.. 1999. Clyst Honiton to Broadclyst pipeline: archaeological desk based assessment. Cotswold Archeological Trust Report. 991056. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV325506	Report - non-specific: RSK Environment Ltd.. 1999. Transco Broadclyst LDZ pipeline, Exeter: Environmental review. RSK Environmental Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. 11.
SDV338701	Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Redhayes, Sowton, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology Report. 05.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV338829	Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1994. DAP/WI. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV338831	Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M..
SDV338832	Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1994. DAP/XI. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/XI 12 01-AUG-1994. [Mapped feature: #95431 ]
SDV342165	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound.
SDV345164	Report - Assessment: Bryant, A.. 2007. East of Exeter Major Scheme Bid M5 Junction 29 and Old A30, Exeter, Devon: Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 63771.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4246 - Land at Redhayes, Sowton, Exeter
• EDV4887 - Assessment Two Areas of Highway to the East of Exeter
• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV6447 - Geophysical Survey for A30 Honiton to Exeter Improvement Scheme (Ref: 0480694/EXD/EXM)

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