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HER Number:MDV135240
Name:Circular enclosure at Hood Ball, Rattery

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
Map Sheet:SX76SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRattery
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishRATTERY

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

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV300. [Mapped feature: #143106 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

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