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HER Number:MDV60521
Name:Circular Soilmarks at Gerston Farm, Willand

Summary

Circular soil marks, probably not ancient, and old field boundaries recorded on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 023 099
Map Sheet:ST00NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWilland
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWILLAND

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Three undated curvilinear enclosures south west of Gerston Farm

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SW/136

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIRCULAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)

Full description

Griffith, F. M., 1988, DAP/KQ, 11, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346316.

Circular soil marks (non-antiquities) and old field boundaries recorded from the air at Gerston Farm.


National Monuments Record, 2011, 1046039 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346315.

Three or more possible small curvilinear enclosures, of uncertain date, seen as cropmarks. Other details: ST00NW25. Record last updated: N/A.


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

The circular soil marks visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1988 were interpreted as being of probable geological origin and, as such, were not transcribed as part of this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346315National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 1046039. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV346316Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1988. DAP/KQ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 11, 12.
SDV356883Interpretation: 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

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Oct 1 2014 4:32PM