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Summary

A rectilinear earthwork ditch identified from lidar data and visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs captured between 2002 and 2019 is interpreted as the remains of a later prehistoric or Roman period enclosure.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

A rectilinear dark cropmark is indistinctly visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, 2002-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A rectilinear cropmark is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 2002, and a pale cropmark in 2019.

Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.

The earthwork identified by Turner in 2022 is visible as a rectilinear ditch that measures approximately 65 by 93 metres in visible extent.

Turner, S., 2022, Earthworks visible on 2007 Environment Agency lidar near Roadford (Personal Comment). SDV364717.

A lidar visualisation clearly shows a rectilinear earthwork ditch north-west of Redstone. The south-east corner appears to have been cut by a lane. Turner notes its location on a historic road that leads up to Broadbury Castle.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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