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Summary

A possible small earthwork bank defined enclosure of unknown date and function was visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as a cropmark on the east-facing slopes south of Ridge Court Farm, Stockland.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• D SHAPED ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1126-1127 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

A possible cropmark of a bank was visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A cropmark of a possible earthwork bank circa 7 metres wide was visible on aerial photographs of 1982 on the east-facing slopes south of Ridge Court Farm, defining a roughly square or D-shape enclosure circa 20 metres across. The date and function of the possible enclosure are unknown. The cropmark was not noted on any other sources available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1126-1127 28-AUG-1982. [Mapped feature: #74840 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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