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Summary

Roughly circular cropmarks visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s at Weston Cliffs, Branscombe, previously recorded as evidence of possible ring ditches, are probably not archaeological in origin. It is more probable that they are caused by natural phenomena such as fungus rings.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/102

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
• (Former Type) CROPMARK (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV132380.

Aph=106g/uk/1412/13/4/1946/smr 38/97.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132381.

Des=moore,k. J. /archaeological coastal survey of the east devon coast/(1999)/in smr.

MOORE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV29092.

Circular cropmark on weston cliff visible on 1946 aph may be ring ditches (moore).

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/508, RAF/106G/UK/508 4127-4128 13-JUL-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355833.

Irregular and roughly circular cropmarks are visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 101 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Roughly circular cropmarks visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s at Weston Cliffs, Branscombe, previously recorded as evidence of possible ring ditches, are probably not archaeological in origin. It is more probable that they are caused by natural phenomena such as fungus rings. The cropmarks have not been transcribed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV132380	Aerial Photograph:
SDV132381	Migrated Record:
SDV29092	Migrated Record: MOORE.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 101.
SDV355833	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/508. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/508 4127-4128 13-JUL-1945.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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