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Summary

A ditched rectilinear enclosure of probable prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs of 2020, on the gentle south facing slopes to the west of Loosedon Barton, Winkleigh parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Cropmarks are visible on Google Earth images

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

A ditched rectilinear enclosure is visible as a cropmark.

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

A ditched enclosure of probable prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs of 2020, on the south facing slopes to the west of Loosedon Barton. The cropmarks define a rectilinear enclosure 50m by 30m in size, orientated north to south. A break in the south-east side of the cropmark might represent an entrance. No internal features were visible.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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