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Summary

A trapezoidal enclosure of probable later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 19830 and 2020 as a cropmark on the south-west facing slopes overlooking the Teign Valley, east of Dunsford village.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/62

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV280422.

Aph=dap/a 14a(21/7/1983).

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.

Parts of a subsquare possibly double ditched enclosure recorded by f. M. Griffith on 21/7/1983 as a cropmark. Greatest length of visible side of inner, thicker, ditch c 40m but enclosure could be larger. Occupies crest position at end of ridge.(griffith).

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

A ditch defined trapezoidal enclosure is visible as a cropmark.

Google, 2023, Google Earth Pro (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.

A ditch defined trapezoidal 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 trapezoidal enclosure of probable later prehistoric date is visible as a cropmark of a ditch on the south-west facing slopes overlooking the Teign Valley, east of Dunsford village. The cropmarks measure 7m or more in width indicating substantial buried ditches, defining an enclosure between 40m and 60m across. Curvilinear cropmarks might indicate internal features.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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