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| HER Number: | MDV40106 |
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| Name: | Ring Ditch at Crealy Barton |
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Summary
A ring ditch of a possible levelled prehistoric barrow is visible as a cropmark formed over an infilled ditch on specialist oblique aerial photographs of 1984, at Crealy Barton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 001 905 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Farringdon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARRINGDON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditch north of New Hayes
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SW/69
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3543, DAP 3543-04 11-JUL-1984 (BW) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358748.
A circular cropmark which has formed over an infilled ditch is visible.
Griffith, F. M., 1984, DAP/BW, 3A (Aerial Photograph). SDV339907.
Large annular dark mark, diametre 15-20 metres, recorded from the air in 1984 by F. Griffith.
Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.
Site lies in level field. Visible as low mound, diametre 15-20 metres, height 0.3 metres, no visible ditch.
Robinson, R., 1991, DAP/P, 12 (Ground Photograph). SDV339909.
RSK Environment Ltd., 1999, Transco Aylesbeare to Westpoint, Exeter Pipeline: Environmental Review, 9 (Report - non-specific). SDV339910.
Glover, F., 2007, Barrow at Crealy Barton (Ground Photograph). SDV339929.
Other details: Sketch of garden development with photos..
Glover, F., 2007, Crealy Barton (Site Visit). SDV339928.
The barrow has been enclosed within a garden, next to new tennis courts. Landscaping seems likely, and a new parking/turning area may have cut into the southern edge of the barrow. No marks were visible on the ground.
Farnell, A. J., 2009, An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road, 2 (Report - Evaluation). SDV345091.
Other details: Figure 1, site 3.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A ring ditch of a possible levelled prehistoric barrow is visible as a cropmark formed over an infilled ditch on specialist oblique aerial photographs of 1984, at Crealy Barton. The well-defined ring ditch measures approximately 20m in diameter, with a 2m wide ditch and is sited on gentle west facing slope. The cropmark was not visible on other aerial photographs viewed as part of this survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339907 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1984. DAP/BW. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3A. |
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| SDV339909 | Ground Photograph: Robinson, R.. 1991. DAP/P. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Photograph (Paper). 12. |
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| SDV339910 | Report - non-specific: RSK Environment Ltd.. 1999. Transco Aylesbeare to Westpoint, Exeter Pipeline: Environmental Review. RSK Environmental Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV339928 | Site Visit: Glover, F.. 2007. Crealy Barton. Development File. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV339929 | Ground Photograph: Glover, F.. 2007. Barrow at Crealy Barton. Development File. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV342165 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1987 - 2000. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV345091 | Report - Evaluation: Farnell, A. J.. 2009. An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.110. A4 stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV358748 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3543. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3543-04 11-JUL-1984 (BW). [Mapped feature: #90605 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4351 - Site Visit to Crealy Barton, Farringdon
- EDV4878 - Desk-based Assessment of Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 15 2015 1:22PM |
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