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| HER Number: | MDV135112 |
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| Name: | Circular enclosure west of Roborough village, Roborough |
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Summary
A bank-defined circular enclosure of probable Iron Age to Romano-British date is visible as a plough-spread earthwork on images derived from lidar data, situated on the south-west facing slopes west of Roborough village, Roborough parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 567 170 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Roborough |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ROBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIRCULAR 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, ULDEV106 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Earthwork enclosure measuring approximately 45m across situated on a south-west facing slope. The earthworks are possibly enhanced by the effect of terracing within the enclosure.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A circular enclosure is visible as an earthwork bank.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV106. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142930 ] |
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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 29 2024 5:04PM |
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