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| HER Number: | MDV62083 |
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| Name: | Possible Oval Enclosure North West of Higher Cobden |
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Summary
A possible oval ditch and bank defined enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the north-facing hill slopes to the north-west of Higher Cobden.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 032 966 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Undated oval, single ditched enclosure north west of Higher Cobden
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NW/67
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RACING CIRCUIT? (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1996 AD (Between))
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133269.
Oval single ditched enclosure 140m n-s, 90m e-w. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1996 (aph).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133272.
Des=dprfp 2000 + photos bq 17,18.
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Vis=28/2/2000 (robinson) site lies on gentle n slope just n of ridge top (dprfp).
Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/AAH, DCC DAP/AAH 14 18-JUL-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV338062.
An oval cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible oval ditch and bank enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the north-facing hill slopes to the north-west of Higher Cobden. The possible enclosure measures approximately 155 metres long and 80 metres wide.
It is possible the cropmark was non-archaeological in origin and was evidence of a modern feature such as a temporary or informal racetrack. This interpretation might be supported by the visibility of a second similar, if slightly smaller and less well defined oval cropmark immediately to the north-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV133269 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV133272 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
| SDV338062 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/AAH. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC DAP/AAH 14 18-JUL-1996. [Mapped feature: #96939 ] |
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| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV112427 | Related to: Possible Oval Enclosure North West of Higher Cobden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2020 8:03AM |
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