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HER Number:MDV134981
Name:Curvilinear bank north of Cunnilear Wood, Loxhore

Summary

A curvilinear bank, possibly an outer rampart associated with Cunnilear Hillfort, is visible as an earthwork on lidar-derived images north of Cunnilear Wood, Loxhore parish.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 614 369
Map Sheet:SS63NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLoxhore
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLOXHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
  • HILLFORT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
  • RAMPART (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV29 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

A linear earthwork bank, correspondng to former field boundaries and a former lane shown on the Loxhore parish Tithe map might represent the line of an outwork associated with Cunnilear Hillfort.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

A bank is visible as an earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV29. [Mapped feature: #142742 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV1964Part of: Cunnilear Hillfort, Loxhore (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 30 2024 9:43AM