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Summary

Cropmarks defining a rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric or Roman date were visible on the higher south-facing slopes of a spur to the north of Stockwell Cross on aerial photographs of 1995.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched north west of Stockwell Cross

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SE/114

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=14/11/1996 (robinson) site lies on almost level ground; no visible earthworks. Cropmark settlement site (ss90se/129) adjacent to se (dprfp).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46661.

Single ditched rectangular enclosure, se corner truncated by road, c.40m x 25m. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1997 (aph).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46664.

Des=dprfp 1996 + photo bk 12,13.

Griffith, F. M., 1995, DAP/XZ, Devon County Council DAP/XZ 1-XZ 2 5-JUL-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV344171.

A rectilinear cropmark enclosure is visible.

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

Cropmarks defining a rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric or Roman date were visible on the higher south-facing slopes of a spur to the north of Stockwell Cross on aerial photographs of 1995. The visible cropmark was between 1 to 2 metres wide, enclosing an area circa 33 by 27 metres in size. The south-eastern corner of the enclosure has been truncated by the line of the road north from Stockwell Cross.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV344171	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1995. DAP/XZ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/XZ 1-XZ 2 5-JUL-1995. [Mapped feature: #95911 ]
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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SDV46661	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV46664	Migrated Record:

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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