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Summary

An enclosure of unknown, but possibly later-prehistoric date, is visible on images derived from lidar data as a slight earthwork ditch defining a roughly circular area up to 45m in diameter under the tree cover of Great Copse, on the steep north-facing slopes north of Pound Down Corner, Whitestone parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV282 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Possible circular enclosure under canopy, very faint.

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

A possible curvilinear ditch is visible as a slight earthwork.

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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