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HER Number:MDV29731
Name:ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey

Summary

Rectangular prehistoric earthwork recorded as a cropmark at Penhorwood

Location

Grid Reference:SS 505 284
Map Sheet:SS52NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHorwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHORWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS52NW/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/O, 11-12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV74747.

North of Horwood. Three sides of a long and narrow rectangular ditched enclosure, lying roughly NW/SE. Visible length c100m, width c50m. Recorded as crop mark.


James, T. + Chandler, J., 2004, The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line, 6,9,11,13-14,17,Table 1, Fig 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV72921.

Possible prehistoric settlement at Penhorwood. No traces of the rectilinear enclosure were found in 2004.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV72921Report - Assessment: James, T. + Chandler, J.. 2004. The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line. AC Archaeology Report. 4604/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6,9,11,13-14,17,Table 1, Fig 2.
SDV74747Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/O. DAP/O. 11-12.

Associated Monuments

MDV29730Part of: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey (Monument)
MDV29730Related to: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey (Monument)
MDV29730Part of: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey (Monument)
MDV29730Related to: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV771 - The proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple overhead 132kV transmission line

Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM