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Summary

A possible ditched oval enclosure of later prehistoric or Roman is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the floodplain of the Exe Valley, north of Netherexe Barton.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric or Romano-British rectilinear and curvilinear ditched enclosures, ring ditches, water channel, pits, linears, pits and artefact scatters south of Rudway Barton

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1038579

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD)
• RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Devon County Council, Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions (Cartographic). SDV344181.

Oval feature shown to south-west of overlapping rectilinear enclosures. Map object based on this Source.

Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/DL, 8a (Aerial Photograph). SDV343011.

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2163, NMR 2163/81 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357051.

Oval cropmark visible. Map object based on this source.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6785, DAP 6785/11 25-JUL-1989 (OX) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357408.

Oval cropmark visible.

DCC, 1990, DAP/6871, DAP 6871/03 31-MAY-1990 (RF) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358027.

Oval cropmark visible.

National Monuments Record, 2011, 1038579 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346284.

Oval enclosure/barrow, of Prehistoric or Roman date, seen as a cropmark.

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

A possible ditched oval enclosure of later prehistoric or Roman is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the floodplain of the Exe Valley, north of Netherexe Barton. The visible cropmark is between 1 and 1.5 metres wide, enclosing a space approximately 18 by 12 metres in size. The cropmark narrows to the south-east and is partially obscured in this quadrant by cropmarks of probable natural or geological origin. The enclosure might be associated with the extensive enclosure cropmark complex to the north and east.

Bayer, O. J. + Griffith, F. M., 2021, Prehistoric Monument Complexes in the Lower Exe Basin, 13; Figs 8, 9 (Article in Serial). SDV365335.

One of three oval ring ditches identified by Bayer’s geophysical survey between 2008 and 2010. B5 lies outside enclosure MDV1279 immediately to the south of enclosure B12 (MDV81355) and within its associated field system (MDV1280). It measures 19m by 14m and is oriented north-south. Tentatively identified as a Middle Neolithic oval barrow.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV343011	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/DL. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 8a.
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV346284	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 1038579. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357051	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2163. English Heritage. Photograph (Paper). NMR 2163/81 02-JUL-1984.
SDV357408	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6785. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6785/11 25-JUL-1989 (OX).
SDV358027	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1990. DAP/6871. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6871/03 31-MAY-1990 (RF).
SDV365335	Article in Serial: Bayer, O. J. + Griffith, F. M.. 2021. Prehistoric Monument Complexes in the Lower Exe Basin. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 79. Paperback Volume. 13; Figs 8, 9.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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