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HER Number:MDV80248
Name:Crop Circles north-east of Springhead Cross

Summary

A modern crop circle is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1999.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 279 910
Map Sheet:SY29SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NON ANTIQUITY (XX - 1999 AD to 1999 AD (Throughout))

Full description

GetMapping, 1999, 076/99, DCC GM 076/99 269-270 24-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356305.

An intricate cropmark is visible.


GetMapping, 1999, Crop Circle, Axmouth, 24th July 1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358635.


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

Crop circles and lines visible on 1999-2000 aerial photograph. Should they keep occurring in the same area they may eventually give the impression from the air of the site of a barrow.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A modern crop circle is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1999. This recent landscape feature has not been transcribed as part of the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321648Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital).
SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV356305Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 076/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC GM 076/99 269-270 24-JUL-1999. [Mapped feature: #107049 ]
SDV358635Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. Crop Circle, Axmouth, 24th July 1999. Photocopy + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

Date Last Edited:Jun 28 2017 12:36PM