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| HER Number: | MDV62072 |
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| Name: | Cropmark Enclosures, southwest of Lower Eggbeer, Cheriton Bishop |
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Summary
The cropmarks of two possible Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosures can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 2010. The clearest enclosure is orientated approximately north-south and slightly narrower at its southern end. Immediately to the north-west is a fainter cropmark of a similar sized enclosure orientated approximately east-west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 769 915 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX79SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cheriton Bishop |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHERITON BISHOP |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX79SE24
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1597382
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX79SE/86
- Pastscape: 1597382
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC? to 409 AD? (Between))
Full description
Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/OI, 10-12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337744.
Parts of several rectilinear enclosures south-west of Lower Eggbeer. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by F. Griffith in 1989.
English Heritage, 2010, NMR 27259, 001-021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV364225.
The cropmarks of two possible Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosures can be seen on Historic England Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken in 2010. The clearest enclosure is orientated approximately north-south and slightly narrower at its southern end. It is centred on SX 7702 9150 and can be seen across three fields (it is cut by the road and a field boundary. Immediately to the north-west at SX 7693 1613 is a fainter cropmark of a similar sized enclosure orientated approximately east-west.
Google, 2018, Google Earth Image of Cropmark Enclosures, southwest of Lower Eggbeer, Cheriton Bishop (Aerial Photograph). SDV363910.
Smart, C., University of Exeter, observed two cropmark enclosures on Google Earth imagery dated 22/06/2018. Ephemeral cropmarks are also visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337744 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/OI. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 10-12. |
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| SDV363910 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2018. Google Earth Image of Cropmark Enclosures, southwest of Lower Eggbeer, Cheriton Bishop. Digital. [Mapped feature: #39821 ] |
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| SDV364225 | Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 2010. NMR 27259. English Heritage. Digital. 001-021. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8681 - EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2021 11:37AM |
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