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| HER Number: | MDV135146 |
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| Name: | Enclosure south of Blastridge Plantation, Bishops Nympton |
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Summary
A possible ditched enclosure potentially of prehistoric date is visible on images derived from lidar data as a subtle earthwork on the south-west facing slopes of Blastridge Hill, Bishops Nympton parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 734 241 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL 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, ULDEV145 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Faint traces of an ovoid hillslope enclosure with a maximum diameter externally of c. 45m.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
An oval ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV145. [Mapped feature: #142976 ] |
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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 30 2024 11:25AM |
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