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| HER Number: | MDV133145 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on Castle Hill, Feniton |
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Summary
A rectilinear dark cropmark, visible on Google Earth photography captured in 2018, is interpreted as a ditched enclosure of probable prehistoric date, possibly a Neolithic mortuary enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 108 988 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FENITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE? (Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, June 2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
A rectilinear dark cropmark, approximately 1 metre wide, is visible. It appears to form the western end of a sub-rectangular enclosure, approximately 22 metres wide with a visible length of more than 36 metres and rounded corners. It does not fit into the surrounding field system and is likely to pre-date the post-medieval period. It is interpreted as a ditched enclosure of probable prehistoric date, of a shape and size potentially consistent with an interpretation as a Neolithic mortuary enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. June 2018. [Mapped feature: #138521 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2022 7:07PM |
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