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Summary

A possible enclosure of prehistoric date is visible defined by a dark curvilinear cropmark on a north-west facing spur to the south west of Three Way Cross, Broadwoodkelly parish, on aerial photographs of 2020. Alternatively the cropmark may represent a field boundary of medieval origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The ditch corresponds in part to a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Broadwoodkelly.

Smart, C., 2023, Aerial Photograph Interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366138.

A dark curvilinear cropmark is visible on aerial photographs of May 2020

Google, 2023, Google Earth Pro, XX-MAY-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.

Cropmarks of a curvilinear ditch are visible.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

A dark cropmark is visible on aerial photographs of May 2020 defining the ditch of a possible curvilinear enclosure on summit of the north west facing spur to the south west of Three Way Cross. The ditch corresponds in part to a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Broadwoodkelly and is therefore probably at least of medieval date. However, it may represent an enclosure ditch of later prehistoric origin that was fossilised within the medieval field pattern.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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