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Summary

A possible curvilinear enclosure potentially of later-prehistoric to Roman date is visible on images derived from lidar data as a slight earthwork bank and possible external ditch, defining a sub-oval area approximately 110m long and 50m wide, on the northeast-facing slopes overlooking the River Creedy, to the south of Half Moon Village, Newton St Cyres parish.

Location

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

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV284 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

A possible curvilinear enclosure is visible as a faint earthwork.

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

A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork defining a sub-oval area approximately 110m long and 50m wide.

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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