HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV69353
Name:Earthwork enclosure south east of Bywood Farm

Summary

Earthwork enclosure which cuts through hedges and abuts the slag mound to the west

Location

Grid Reference:ST 163 086
Map Sheet:ST10NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDunkeswell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDUNKESWELL

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks of sub-circular Enclosure abutting slag heap, east of Bywood Farm

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NE/178
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EARTHWORK (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Wiecken, J., 2003, Report of the watching brief at Bywood Farm (Report - Watching Brief). SDV341875.

Earthwork enclosure which cuts through hedges and abuts the slag mound to the west


Hawken, S., 2005, A Report on the Recent Archaeological Discoveries at Bywood Farm, Dunkeswell, Blackdown Hills, Devon, 12, 23-24 (Report - Survey). SDV341921.

Ring ditched enclosure 40 metres diameter with secondary outer ditch. Other details: Feature 5.


Chapman, B., 2005, Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study, 23-24 (Report - Assessment). SDV342050.

Sub-circular enclosure 40 metres in diameter on a very flat piece of land. Included in the typology of hillslope enclosures of the Blackdown Hills.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341875Report - Watching Brief: Wiecken, J.. 2003. Report of the watching brief at Bywood Farm. Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV341921Report - Survey: Hawken, S.. 2005. A Report on the Recent Archaeological Discoveries at Bywood Farm, Dunkeswell, Blackdown Hills, Devon. Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12, 23-24.
SDV342050Report - Assessment: Chapman, B.. 2005. Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study. Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 23-24.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4440 - Field survey at Bywood Farm
  • EDV4441 - Geophysical Survey at Bywood Farm

Date Last Edited:May 31 2018 4:03PM