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| HER Number: | MDV135220 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure south of Tollhouse Farm, Rackenford |
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Summary
A possible enclosure potentially of late-prehistoric date is visible on images derived from lidar data as a slight curvilinear earthwork ditch enclosing an area of 0.37 hectares on the southeast facing slopes to the south of Tollhouse Farm, Rackenford parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 836 195 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rackenford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RACKENFORD |
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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, ULDEV276 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible curvilinear enclosure.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscape project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The lidar images might indicate slight evidence for an external bank. The irregular and slight nature of this possible earthwork might support this interpretation of this as bank material spread by modern agriculture.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV276. [Mapped feature: #143069 ] |
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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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| SDV366085 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscape project interpretation. 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 23 2024 4:34PM |
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