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HER Number:MDV54126
Name:ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary

Summary

Rectangular single ditched enclosure with broad ditch, 50m x 40m. Adjoining this are several fine linear marks including a possible second single ditched enclosure. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1989 (ap).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 081 969
Map Sheet:SY09NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOttery St. Mary
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOTTERY ST.MARY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Crop marks of two prehistoric rectangular, single ditched enclosures north west of Bellbottom Covert

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NE/140

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 698000 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

AP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133101.

Rectangular single ditched enclosure with broad ditch, 50m x 40m. Adjoining this are several fine linear marks including a possible second single ditched enclosure. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 1989 (ap).


APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133103.

Site recorded in 1995 (aph).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV133104.

Aph=dap/ml 1-4(24/6/1989).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133105.

Des=dprfp 1995 (and photo ba26).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV133106.

Aph=dap/yg 30-34 (12/7/1995).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV133107.

Aph=slide/(12/7/1995)/in smr.


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV133108.

Aph=dap/ne 3/(1/7/1989).


DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=11/1/1995 (robinson) marks lie on gentle se slope, no visible earthworks (dprfp).


Archaeology and Planning Solutions, 2008, Ottery Town Mill, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 10, 22 (Report - Assessment). SDV346685.


National Monuments Record, 2011, 1049581 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346691.

Cropmarks of a probable Prehistoric or Roman enclosed settlement immediately south of the Roman road, 550 metres west-south-west of Fairmile Bridge. The site comprises a wide-ditched rectilinear enclosure, with possible east and west facing entrances set within a larger, irregular, rectilinear enclosure. Other details: SY09NE45. Record last updated: 2004.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV133101Migrated Record: AP.
SDV133103Migrated Record: APH.
SDV133104Aerial Photograph:
SDV133105Migrated Record:
SDV133106Aerial Photograph:
SDV133107Aerial Photograph:
SDV133108Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV346685Report - Assessment: Archaeology and Planning Solutions. 2008. Ottery Town Mill, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. Archaeology and Planning Solutions Report. A4 Stapled. 10, 22.
SDV346691National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 1049581. National Monuments Record Database. Website.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM