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HER Number: | MDV57895 |
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Name: | Cropmark Enclosure North of Ratsloe |
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Summary
A D-shaped or sub-rectangular ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the south-facing slopes overlooking Ratsloe, Poltimore.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 958 979 |
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Map Sheet: | SX99NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Poltimore |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | POLTIMORE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric sub-circular, single ditched enclosure north of Merley Cottage
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1047894
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/89
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117463.
Sub-circular single ditched enclosure (slighted by lane) measuring 70m ns. To the s, a number of small dark round marks. Recorded from the air as a cropmark by f. Griffith in 192 (aph).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV117465.
Aph=dap/vm 12-14(4/7/1992).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117466.
Des=dprfp 1997.
DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.
Vis=14/4/1997 (robinson) site lies on a gentle s slope and coincides with a hollow in the slope. The dark marks are likely to be tree root holes as the field in described as 'plantation' in 1841 tm (dprfp).
Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14396, DAP 14396/12-13-14 09-JUL-1992 (VM) (Aerial Photograph). SDV358829.
A curvilinear cropmark was visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 28-29 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.
A curvilinear cropmark was visible.
English Heritage, 2010, NMR 27248, NMR 27248/039 28-JUN-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359142.
A curvilinear cropmark was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A D-shaped or sub-rectangular ditched enclosure of probable later prehistoric to Roman date was visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark on the south-facing slopes overlooking Ratsloe, Poltimore. The western edge of the enclosure was not visible, probably cut or obscured by the course of Sandy Lane. The remaining three sides are bounded by a cropmark 2 to 3 metres wide defining an enclosure, the visible extent of which, measures at least 50 metres wide west to east and almost 70 metres long north to south. No internal features or entrance across the ditch have been identified and the small dark marks identified by the previous authority are probably natural in origin and have not been transcribed as part of the survey.
Many of the aerial photographs consulted by the survey are copies of DAPs held by the Historic England Archive. In some cases these have been recorded as separate sources. This is because variations in the way the prints have been processed could result in images on which archaeological features are visible to a greater or lesser degree.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV117463 | Migrated Record: APH. |
SDV117465 | Aerial Photograph: |
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SDV117466 | Migrated Record: |
SDV262469 | Migrated Record: DPRFP. |
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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SDV358055 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 28-29 20-JUN-1992. [Mapped feature: #95926 ] |
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SDV358829 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14396. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14396/12-13-14 09-JUL-1992 (VM). |
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SDV359142 | Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 2010. NMR 27248. English Heritage. Digital. NMR 27248/039 28-JUN-2010. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2017 1:45PM |
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