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Summary

An extensive area of rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable late prehistoric to Roman date was visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1989 on the south-facing slopes of Milk Hill.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric single ditched, rectangular enclosure west of Milk Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1038609
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/141

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=21/5/1996 (robinson) site lies on moderate s slope. Possibly slight terrace in slope over area of enclosure. Needs examining under shorter crop (dprfp).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV35960.

Large single ditched rectangular enclosure c.70m square with extensions or annexes on w side and internal features. Other short linear marks associated. Recorded from the air as cropmarks by f. Griffith in 1989 (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV35962.

Aph=dap/ms10(17/6/1989).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV35963.

Des=dprfp 1996 + photo bg23.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV35964.

Nmr=ss90sw57.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV35965.

Des=miller, a. /(12/2/1996)/rchme ap primary recording project.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV35966.

Aph=nmr/ss9104/1-3.

DCC, 1989, DAP 6728, DAP 6728/06-07 27-JUN-1989 (MS) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358004.

Linear cropmarks are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89162, OS/89162 V 647-648 08-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356894.

Linear cropmarks are visible.

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

An extensive rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable late prehistoric to Roman date was visible as dark cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1989 on the south-facing slopes of Milk Hill.
The complex comprised a central rectilinear ditch defined area approximately 70 by 60 metres in size. A smaller annexe circa 30 metres square abuts the larger enclosure at its south-west corner. Further, less coherent cropmarks of probable ditched linear boundaries might be evidence for further curvilinear and rectilinear annexes or associated enclosures abutting to the north-west and immediately to the south-east. Paler cropmarks defining a rectilinear feature at circa SS91540421 might be evidence of an embanked feature or possibly a structure. A small oval possibly ditched feature circa 5 by 3.5 metres is also visible at circa SS91550418; it is possible this is non-archaeological in origin.
Further investigation, such as geophysical survey, is recommended.

Sources / Further Reading

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
SDV356894	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89162. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89162 V 647-648 08-MAY-1989.
SDV358004	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1989. DAP 6728. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6728/06-07 27-JUN-1989 (MS). [Mapped feature: #95434 ]
SDV35960	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV35962	Aerial Photograph:
SDV35963	Migrated Record:
SDV35964	Migrated Record:
SDV35965	Migrated Record:
SDV35966	Aerial Photograph:

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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