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| HER Number: | MDV112431 |
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| Name: | Possible Ring Ditch South West of Tub Corner, Broadclyst |
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Summary
Evidence of a possible ring ditch or pit of unknown date was visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1966 on the south-west facing spur south-west of Tub Corner, Broadclyst.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 019 967 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadclyst |
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| District | East Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 317-318 22-Jul-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.
A faint ring ditch was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Evidence of a possible ring ditch was visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1966 on the south-west facing spur south-west of Tub Corner, Broadclyst. The cropmark is circa 3.5 metres wide and encloses an area approximately 25 metres in diameter. A gap of approximately 17 metres is visible in the eastern side of the possible ring-ditch.
The date and function of the possible ring-ditch are unknown and further investigation by non-invasive techniques, such as geophysical survey, is recommended to ascertain the nature and extent of the feature.
Summers, P., 2023, Land at Southbrook Lane, Whimple, Devon, Phase 1: Geophysical Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV365997.
A magnetometer survey conducted over approximately 18.6 hectares at Whimple has not identified any anomalies of definite archaeological interest. A curving ditch-type response of uncertain origin has been detected; it could relate to the nearby possible ring ditch recorded on Devon HER or have a natural explanation. Other linear trends of uncertain origin could be a result of drains or be a result of other agricultural or natural processes. Former field boundaries have been mapped, along with modern ploughing effects, a former marl pit, land drains, areas of natural magnetic variation and magnetic disturbance from nearby ferrous objects.
A curving ditch-type response and small discrete anomalies have been identified near the centre of Area 3 and have an uncertain origin. The curving linear response lies in close proximity to the recorded location of the possible ring ditch (MDV112431), however the natural variations immediately north of the feature make further interpretation difficult. It is possible that the responses have an archaeological explanation, i.e., relating to a ditch, though it is equally feasible that they have a natural origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV357577 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 317-318 22-Jul-66. |
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| SDV365997 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Summers, P.. 2023. Land at Southbrook Lane, Whimple, Devon, Phase 1: Geophysical Survey. SUMO Services Ltd. 09411. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
- EDV9162 - Geophysical Survey: Land at Southbrook Lane, Whimple, Devon, Phase 1 (Ref: 09411)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2024 12:39PM |
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