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HER Number:MDV135404
Name:D shaped enclosure west of Upcott Farm, Meeth

Summary

A double ditched D-shaped enclosure of probable Iron Age to Romano-British date is visible as a cropmark on the south-west facing slope to the west of Upcott Farm, Meeth.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 542 088
Map Sheet:SS50NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMeeth
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEETH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 700 BC (Between) to 42 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 (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.

A double ditched D-shaped 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 two dark, concentric cropmarks, on aerial photographs of 2020. The cropmarks of the inner circuit are up to 2.6m wide and define a D-shaped enclosure up to circa 50m across. The cropmark defining the outer circuit is slighter and encloses an area up to 60m across.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365802Aerial Photograph: Google. 2023. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143356 ]
SDV366085Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations. Not Applicable.
SDV366138Personal Comment: Smart, C.. 2023. Aerial Photograph Interpretation. Email.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 27 2024 3:58PM