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HER Number:MDV65654
Name:RING DITCH in the Parish of Exeter

Summary

Faint cropmark prehistoric ring ditch identified on RAF aerial photographs

Location

Grid Reference:SX 956 931
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter
DistrictExeter
Ecclesiastical ParishHEAVITREE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SE/276

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RING DITCH (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Meteorological Office Site, Hill Barton Farm, Exeter, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV25248.

Faint cropmark identified on RAF aerial photographs of the 1940's as a possible prehistoric ring ditch.


Woodgate, R. K. W., 2003, Archaeological Recording of the Met Office Site, Hill Barton Farm, Exeter, 1 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV25251.


Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Monkerton Link Road, Exeter: Environmental Impact Assessment, 5, 10, 17 & fig 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV320033.

No indication of the ring ditch was noted on the 1945 RAF photogrophs held at the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon. Other details: See also Refs: 54279.1 & 54279.2.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV25248Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Meteorological Office Site, Hill Barton Farm, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV25251Report - Watching Brief: Woodgate, R. K. W.. 2003. Archaeological Recording of the Met Office Site, Hill Barton Farm, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.28. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1.
SDV320033Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Monkerton Link Road, Exeter: Environmental Impact Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. Ref: 56680.03. A4 Spiral Bound. 5, 10, 17 & fig 2.

Associated Monuments

MDV65653Related to: Ring Ditch at St Luke's School Site in Monkerton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV417 - Monkerton Link Road, Exeter: Environmental Impact Assessment
  • EDV418 - Archaeological assessment of proposed meteorological office site, Hill Barton Farm, Exeter
  • EDV419 - Archaeological recording of the Met Office, Hill Barton Farm

Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM