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Summary

A bank and ditch-defined D-shaped enclosure of possible later prehistoric date is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar, located on the south-west facing combe slopes west of Morrell’s Cross, Morebath parish. The enclosure is possibly crossed by later relict boundaries.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• D SHAPED 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, ULDEV150 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

HER record (MDV121855) of post-medieval field boundaries in this general location but there is clear earthwork evidence shown on LiDAR for an earthwork enclosure unrelated to the historic field pattern

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

Curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as subtle earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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