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| HER Number: | MDV50171 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure east of Swainstone Ham, Ermington |
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Summary
Cropmarks which have possibly formed over the levelled ditches of a curvilinear enclosure of potential prehistoric or Romano-British date are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1989.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 600 546 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ermington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ERMINGTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric enclosures and barrow west of Swainstone
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SW/71
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1987 - 2000, Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project (Un-published). SDV342165.
Site lies just below hilltop on a gentle western slope in a natural step in the ridge. No visible earthworks. Adjacent is a possible barrow.
DCC, 1989, DAP 6723, DAP 6723/05 26-JUN-1989 (MN) (Aerial Photograph). SDV351220.
Dark curvilinear cropmarks are visible.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary, Map 11 (Report - Survey). SDV340217.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV340215.
Other details: Site 161.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps (Report - Assessment). SDV340216.
Other details: Map 11 Site 161.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Curvilinear cropmarks, interpreted as having formed over levelled ditches, circa 2.5m wide, are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1989. The cropmarks, which are poorly defined, form the north and east sides of a curvilinear enclosure which measures at least 50m across and situated on a hilltop. The morphology of the cropmarks suggests a possible prehistoric or Romano-British date. Cropmarks interpreted as a possible prehistoric barrow have also been recorded to the immediate northeast (MDV50173).
Griffith, F. M., 26/06/1989, DAP/MN, 5-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294219.
Northeastern half of a single ditched circular enclosure with a diameter of circa 60 metres recorded as a cropmark in 1989 to the east of the River Yealm. The southwest corner of a rectilinear enclosure is visible to the south.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV294219 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 26/06/1989. DAP/MN. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5-6. |
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| 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. 13. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. Map 11. |
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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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| SDV351220 | Aerial Photograph: DCC. 1989. DAP 6723. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6723/05 26-JUN-1989 (MN). [Mapped feature: #119048 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50173 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow east of the River Yealm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment
- EDV4391 - Fishacre to Lyneham Fieldwalking Survey
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2019 12:45PM |
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