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| HER Number: | MDV135240 |
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| Name: | Circular enclosure at Hood Ball, Rattery |
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Summary
Extant and former field boundaries of probable medieval origin enclosing the summit of Hood Ball, Rattery, have been interpreted as evidence for a circular hilltop enclosure of unknown, but possibly prehistoric date, Rattery parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 764 636 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rattery |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RATTERY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HILLTOP ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC? (Between) to 42 AD? (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV300 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible enclosure.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Extant and former field boundaries enclose the summit of Hood Ball. A relict boundary is visible as an earthwork ditch on the eastern side of the hill that does not correspond to any boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Rattery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV300. [Mapped feature: #143106 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2024 4:31PM |
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