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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a rectilinear enclosure of potential late prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, to the southwest of Pease Park Farm, Staverton.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosure north of Kingston Gate Cross

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1030022
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/217

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 VP2 5167-68 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.

Cropmark ditches are visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/FE, 6,7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV47324.

Part rectangular single ditched enclosure (northwest and southwest sides). Minimum length 50 metres.

Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.

Site occupies natural plateau in gentle northeast slope. South side visible as low bank. Other details: Photograph B23.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6776, DAP 6776/14 18-JUL-1989 (OL) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361469.

Cropmark ditches are visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/OL, 14,15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340610.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary (Report - Survey). SDV340217.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV340215.

Cropmark enclosure.

Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps (Report - Assessment). SDV340216.

Other details: Map 1: Site 5.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Cropmarks of levelled ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, on gentle northeast facing slopes of a spur to the southwest of Pease Park Farm, Staverton. The dark cropmarks form three sides of a rectilinear enclosure which measures approximately 65m in length by 55m in width and is bisected by an un-named road. Its form and proximity to other enclosures identified in this area would suggest a late prehistoric or Romano-British date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340215	Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12.
SDV340216	Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV340217	Report - Survey: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 1224. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV340610	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/OL. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 14,15.
SDV342165	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound.
SDV352279	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 VP2 5167-68 12-JUL-1946.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361469	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6776. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6776/14 18-JUL-1989 (OL). [Mapped feature: #111956 ]
SDV47324	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/FE. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 6,7.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
• EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment

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