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Summary

A rectilinear ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs of 1996 as a cropmark on the north--west facing slopes north of Tower Plantation, Ashcombe,

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric sub-rectangular, single ditched enclosure north east of Tower Plantation

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/218

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=26/10/1998 (robinson) site lies in a pronounced hollow in a moderate n slope. Nw side shows as a wide shallow bank c.10m wide, curving into a slightly lower sw bank where there is also a trace of an external ditch (dprfp).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV292797.

Subrectangular single ditched enclosure c.50m x 30m. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1996 (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV292799.

Aph=dap/aax12/(31/7/1996).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV292800.

Des=dprfp 1996 + photos bo19-26.

Horner, B., 1996, DAP/AAX, Devon County Council DAP/AAX 12-14 31-JUL-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV320375.

A cropmark of a ditch is 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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A cropmark of a ditch approximately 2.5m wide is visible on aerial photographs of 1996 defining a rectilinear enclosure circa 40m long and 36m wide, on the north--west facing slopes north of Tower Plantation, Ashcombe. A break in the cropmark nearly 6m wide might define an entrance near the south-east corner of the enclosure. No evidence of a bank was identifiable on the available photographs. The cropmark is interpreted as evidence of an enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV262469	Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV292797	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV292799	Aerial Photograph:
SDV292800	Migrated Record:
SDV320375	Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1996. DAP/AAX. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/AAX 12-14 31-JUL-1996.
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. 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)

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