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Summary

Cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches of a possible prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure, or former field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1999, to the south of Denbow Cross. The cropmarks were not visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Undated rectangular enclosure south west of Denbow Cross

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Get Mapping, 1999, 088/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/088/99 118-19 11-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356943.

Cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches are visible.

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

Possible rectangular enclosure, shown on aerial photograph in field to south of Denbow Cross, above tip at Hill Barton Business Park.

Farnell, A. J., 2009, An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road, 2 (Report - Evaluation). SDV345091.

Other details: Figure 1, site 4.

Dean, R., 2014, Land adjacent to Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Devon (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV359857.

This report was commissioned by AC Archaeology Ltd on behalf of clients. It has been prepared as part of a programme of work in support of a forthcoming planning application Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary.

Two magnetic anomaly groups were identified as relating to possible archaeological deposits or features. One group lies along the north-eastern edge of a possible rectangular enclosure shown on an aerial photograph of 1999-2000.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches of a possible prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure are visible on aerial photographs of 1999, to the south of Denbow Cross. The two linear cropmarks are northeast to southwest aligned, fairly well-defined and may form part of the northern and southern sides of a rectilinear enclosure, approximately 73m in width/length. Earthwork boundary ditches of potential medieval date recorded to the immediate southeast may, however, cast some doubt on this interpretation. Further field investigation, such as geophysical survey, may help to establish the nature of the cropmarks. The cropmarks were not visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321648	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital).
SDV345091	Report - Evaluation: Farnell, A. J.. 2009. An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.110. A4 stapled + Digital. 2.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356943	Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 1999. 088/99. Get Mapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/088/99 118-19 11-JUL-1999. [Mapped feature: #100670 ]
SDV359857	Report - Geophysical Survey: Dean, R.. 2014. Land adjacent to Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Devon. Substrata. 141105. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4878 - Desk-based Assessment of Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road
• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV6819 - Evaluation, Land to the Northeast of Stuart Way, Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary (Ref: ACD1118/2/0)
• EDV7118 - Gradiometer Survey, Land adjacent to Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Devon (Ref: 141105)

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