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| HER Number: | MDV135019 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure west of Sheepwash village, Sheepwash |
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Summary
A curvilinear enclosure of probable Iron Age to Roman date is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data, on the southwest-facing slope west of Sheepwash village, Sheepwash parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 481 062 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS40NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepwash |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPWASH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (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, ULDEV67 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Substantial ovoid enclosure measuring 170m x 150 m occupying a gentle southwest-facing slope above the River Torridge
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Curvilinear earthwork banks are visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV67. [Mapped feature: #142795 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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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: | Aug 6 2024 12:43PM |
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