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HER Number:MDV79208
Name:Ring Ditch to North of Potter's Elm, Silverton

Summary

A ring ditch was recorded from aerial photographs on the west side of a field to north of Potters Elm. Reassessment of the photographs did not reveal any circular cropmarks of archaeological origin in this location.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 986 021
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSilverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSILVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
  • (Former Type) RING DITCH (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Not applicable))

Full description

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


English Heritage, 1989, DAP 6766, DAP 6766/5-6 05-JUL-1989 (NS) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357081.

No archaeological cropmark was visible.


Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/NS, 5, 6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346303.

Possible ring ditch visible on aerial photograph in centre east of field to north of Potter's Elm.


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

A ring ditch was recorded from aerial photographs on the west side of a field to north of Potters Elm. Reassessment of the photographs did not reveal any circular cropmarks of archaeological origin in this location.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344181Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106011 ]
SDV346303Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/NS. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5, 6.
SDV356883Interpretation: 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
SDV357081Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1989. DAP 6766. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6766/5-6 05-JUL-1989 (NS).

Associated Monuments

MDV55775Related to: Possible Round Barrow South East of Worth Cottage (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Nov 18 2015 5:55PM