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Summary

Two conjoined ditched enclosures of probable later-prehistoric to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 on the south-west facing slopes between Haldon Land and Mouseberry Lane, north of Ideford.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Two undated sub-rectangular enclosures north of Broadlands

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 926612
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/41

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POLYGONAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV307974.

Part of 2 sub-rectangular enclosures visible as cropmarks on ap.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV307975.

Aph=dapg 3.9-11/(7/8/1979).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV307976.

Aph=dap/ly5-7/(16/6/1989).

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6708, DAP 6708/03-05 16-JUN-1989 (LY) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361911.

Connectec or conjoined ditched enclosures are visible as cropmarks.
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.

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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Cropmarks up to circa 3m wide are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 defining two conjoined ditched polygonal enclosures circa 41m and 55m across, on the south-west facing slopes between Haldon Land and Mouseberry Lane, north of Ideford.
No entrance across the ditch is identifiable on the lower enclosure. The cropmark defining the higher, adjoining enclosure is more fragmentary in visibility, but an entrance may be identifiable on the north-east side.
The enclosures are interpreted as probably of later-prehistoric to Roman date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV307974	Migrated Record:
SDV307975	Aerial Photograph:
SDV307976	Aerial Photograph:
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 (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361911	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6708. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6708/03-05 16-JUN-1989 (LY). [Mapped feature: #114270 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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