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HER Number:MDV67562
Name:Enclosure on Deckler's Cliff, East Portlemouth

Summary

Possible Prehistoric earthwork enclosure on Deckler's Cliff.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 757 367
Map Sheet:SX73NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishEast Portlemouth
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishEAST PORTLEMOUTH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NE/21/3
  • Old SAM Ref: 33774

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P., 2003, Deckler's Cliff Field System, East Portlemouth (Report - Survey). SDV346460.

Rectangular earthwork at a kink in one of the lynchets of the field system. It encloses a level area 17.5 metres by 8.7 metres within a bank up to 1.5 metres high. The earthwork may have enclosed either a round or rectangular house.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2004, Coaxial Field Systems and Associated Later Remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head (Schedule Document). SDV340277.

Other details: Part of 33774.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340277Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2004. Coaxial Field Systems and Associated Later Remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #98502 ]
SDV346460Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. Deckler's Cliff Field System, East Portlemouth. English Heritage Survey Report. AI/16/2003. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV79360Related to: Coaxial Field Systems Between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head, East Portlemouth (Monument)
MDV15083Related to: Prehistoric Field System on Deckler's Cliff, East Portlemouth (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail

Date Last Edited:Feb 4 2011 10:07AM