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| HER Number: | MDV133393 |
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| Name: | Farmstead Enclosure, northeast of West Raddon, Marystow, West Devon |
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Summary
A square enclosure defined by an earthwork bank and ditch are visible on lidar imagery northeast of West Raddon, associated with an earthwork field boundary bank. The enclosure and bank may be of Iron Age or Romano-British origin but the bank is likely to be later in date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 443 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX48NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Marystow |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARYSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Cropmarks appear to show at least part of the enclosure.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV1 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
A square enclosure approximately 50m square is visible on images derived from lidar data and Google Earth images of 2020.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A square enclosure approximately 50m square is visible on images derived from lidar data and Google Earth images of 2020. The bank defining the eastern side of the enclosure is overlain by a north to south aligned curvilinear bank.
Fitzsimmons, P., 2022, Square Enclosure, northeast of West Raddon, Marystow, West Devon (Interpretation). SDV365038.
Earthworks visible forming a square enclosure, Iron Age or Romano-British in date. The sides each measure approx. 45 metres in length.
Google, 2023, Google Earth Pro, XX-MAY-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.
A dark cropmark of a probable buried ditch is visible defining a square enclosure.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The eastern side of the enclosure appears to abut or be incorporated into a curvilinear boundary bank. This may be contemporary with the enclosure but is more probably of medieval date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365038 | Interpretation: Fitzsimmons, P.. 2022. Square Enclosure, northeast of West Raddon, Marystow, West Devon. email. |
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| SDV365802 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2023. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. XX-MAY-2020. |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV1. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143286 ] |
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| SDV366085 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2024 4:01PM |
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