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Summary

A double ditch defined square enclosure and associated field boundaries of probable later prehistoric or Roman date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs of the 1980s on the lower south-east facing hillslopes to the north of Shuffshayes Farm.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric enclosure north of Weavers Meadow

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1044879
• National Monuments Record: 1044882
• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00SW/53

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DOUBLE DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=22/10/1997 (horner) site located more or less on higher part of low hill. No finds in area of cropmark in maize stubble (dprfp).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV53408.

Part of multi-ditched enclosure recorded in 1989. Also associated linear features (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV53411.

Aph=dap/nq 1-2/(4/7/1989).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV53412.

Des=dprfp(horner)/(22/10/1997)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV53413.

Des=dprfp 1998 + photo bm 29.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV53414.

Aph=dap/ny 1-2/(5/7/1989).

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2163, NMR 2163/243 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357051.

A cropmark enclosure and possibly associated field system are visible.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6764, DAP 6764/02 04-JUL-1989 (NQ) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357048.

A double ditched enclosure and possibly associated field system are visible as cropmarks.

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

A double ditch defined square enclosure and potentially associated field boundaries of probable later prehistoric or Roman date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs of the 1980s on the lower south-east facing hillslopes to the north of Shuffshayes Farm. Although incompletely visible, overlain by a junction of modern road, the enclosure appears to measure at least 37 metres across. The cropmark of the inner ditch is approximately 2.5 metres wide, the less well defined outer ditch cropmark up to 1.5 metres wide. The outer ditch appears to abut linear cropmarks of a possible field boundary or partial field system, the main axis of which is aligned north-east to south west. Additional elements of this field pattern can be seen as cropmarks approximately 50 and 120 metres to the south-east.

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
SDV357048	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6764. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6764/02 04-JUL-1989 (NQ). [Mapped feature: #95819 ]
SDV357051	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2163. English Heritage. Photograph (Paper). NMR 2163/243 02-JUL-1984.
SDV53408	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV53411	Aerial Photograph:
SDV53412	Migrated Record:
SDV53413	Migrated Record:
SDV53414	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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