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| HER Number: | MDV122495 |
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| Name: | Possible Boundary features north of Headway Cross, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
Two linear cropmarks, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1950, may have formed over the buried remains of later prehistoric or Romano-British boundary ditches.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 926 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1594690
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 RP 3016-3017 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.
A dark linear cropmark is visible.
Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6037, DAP 6037/5A 21-JUL-1989 (JB) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361604.
A pale linear cropmark is visible.
Haines, C, 2013, Shepherds Lane, Teignmouth, Archaeological Evaluation, Figure 2 (Report - Evaluation). SDV351005.
The two linear features appear to correspond to anomalies depicted on the geophysics plot.
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.
Two linear cropmarks, up to 3 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1950 onwards. The cropmarks correspond to features depicted on the geophysics plot SDV351005. It is possible that they are associated with the nearby probable later prehistoric or Romano-British enclosures MDV21268 and MDV122490.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351005 | Report - Evaluation: Haines, C. 2013. Shepherds Lane, Teignmouth, Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 12373. A4 stapled + Digital. Figure 2. |
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| SDV352112 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 RP 3016-3017 13-MAY-1950. |
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| 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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| SDV361604 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6037. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6037/5A 21-JUL-1989 (JB). [Mapped feature: #112583 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103701 | Related to: Multi-phase settlement on land adjacent to Shepherd's Lane, Coombe, Teignmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2018 4:54PM |
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