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Summary

A square enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as cropmarks of ditches on the south-east facing slopes between Bowdens Lane and Tower Hill Lane, north of Ideford.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1031389

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Square or rectangular enclosure, 30 metres north-east to south-west by at least 30 metres north-west to south-east, marked in field to east of Bowden's Lane.

DCC, 1984, DAP 3551, DAP 3551/11A-12 13-JUL-1984 (CE) (Aerial Photograph). SDV351232.

Cropmarks of linear ditches are visible.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. These have been recorded here as separate sources as there is a possibility that variations in processing could result in images on which archaeological features show differently than on the original images.

Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/CE, 11a, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV145987.

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.

Cropmarks of linear ditches circa 1.5m wide are visible on aerial photograph of 1984 on the south-east facing slopes between Bowdens Lane and Tower Hill Lane, north of Ideford.
The cropmarks are partial but can be interpreted as defining a square ditched enclosure roughly 30m across. No entrance is confidently identifiable, but the south-east edge of the enclosure is not visible as a cropmark. A linear L-shaped ditched feature circa 10m long is visible as a cropmark within the enclosed area.
The enclosure may be associated with a linear ditched feature also visible as a cropmark circa 65m to the north-west.
The enclosure is interpreted as potentially of later prehistoric to Roman date. The cropmark was not noted on any other images available to the survey. Further work such as geophysical survey is recommended to further define the character of the cropmark.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145987	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/CE. Devon Aerial Photograph. 11a, 12.
SDV344181	Cartographic: Devon County Council. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Devon Air Photograph Transcriptions. Map (Digital).
SDV351232	Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1984. DAP 3551. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3551/11A-12 13-JUL-1984 (CE). [Mapped feature: #114272 ]
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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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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