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| HER Number: | MDV70980 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on Kerswell Down Hill |
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Summary
A sub-oval banked enclosure of likely prehistoric date and likely associated with field system MDV14907 is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 868 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingskerswell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSKERSWELL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/72/1
- Old SAM Ref: 36029.01
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8667 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A sub-oval bank is visible.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell (Report - Assessment). SDV344573.
Ancient Monuments, 2004, Untitled Source (Schedule Document). SDV296429.
Circular enclosure 80m diameter within the field system on Kerswell Down.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
An earthwork bank, circa 7m wide, which defines a sub-oval enclosure, circa 35m long by 30m wide, is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The enclosure is likely associated with earthworks of prehistoric field system MDV14907 visible to the immediate south.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV296429 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2004. |
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| SDV344573 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.15. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8667 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116370 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14907 | Part of: Prehistoric or Romano-British Field System on Kerswell Down Hill, Kingskerswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
- EDV4687 - Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2019 4:39PM |
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