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| HER Number: | MDV135227 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure southeast of Hallspill farm, Weare Giffard |
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Summary
A possible curvilinear enclosure potentially of later-prehistoric to Roman date is visible as a slight earthwork bank on images derived from lidar data and a cropmark on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010, on a south-facing spur to the southeast of Hallspill farm, Weare Giffard parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 475 231 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Weare Giffard |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEARE GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
A curvilinear cropmark of a possible ditch is visible on the northwest edge of the possible enclosure.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV283 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible curvilinear enclosure.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A possible curvilinear bank is visible as a very subtle earthwork defining the southeast and northeast side of a possible oval enclosure.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The southwest and northwest side of the enclosure might be fossilised within the extant field boundaries.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV283. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143090 ] |
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| SDV366085 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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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 6:34PM |
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