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| HER Number: | MDV135043 |
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| Name: | Oval enclosure northeast of Woodhouse Farm, Petrockstow |
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Summary
An oval enclosure of probable later prehistoric date is visible on lidar-derived images as a curvilinear earthwork bank on the northeast facing slope below Woodhouse Farm, Petrockstow parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 496 121 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Petrockstow |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETROCKSTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
- HILLSLOPE ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 700 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV76 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Ovoid enclosure measuring 80m across, with later curving banks, all formerly within woodland.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Earthwork hollows and banks are visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV76. [Mapped feature: #142840 ] |
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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 15 2024 3:20PM |
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