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Summary

A double ditched oval enclosure of probable prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible as dark cropmarks on aerial photographs of 2020, on the south-east facing slopes to the north of Livaton, South Tawton parish.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Broad Park. Prehistoric oval enclosure north of Livaton
• SHINE: Broad Park. Prehistoric oval enclosure north of Livaton

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/36
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=31/1/1978 (os) nothing visible on the ground.

DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=19/3/1996 (robinson) site occupies a faint hollow in a level field. No visible earthwork (dprfp).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270157.

Aph=cpe/uk/2082/4439 (raf)/county hall exeter 35/36/date may 1947.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270158.

Aph=sx4792/1/024/national monument record/date june 1959/flown by os.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV270159.

Osa=sx69se37.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV270160.

Des=balkwill, c. J. /dcra rural survey/(1976)/a30 route no.7(plan)in smr.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270161.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/2082.4439/(19/5/1947)county hall 35/65.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV270162.

Des=king, a. /dcra survey a30 whiddon down to tongue end/(26/2/1979)no.9 worksheet/in smr.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270163.

Aph=dap/wo 35,36(14/7/1994).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV270164.

Des=dprfp 1996 (+ photos be 15,16).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270165.

Aph=dap/vk 30-32(2/7/1992).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV270166.

Aph=dap/wp 2-4(14/7/1994).

BALKWILL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44259.

Broad park, livaton. An oval enclosure showing as a cropmark on two air photographs. Named broad park on tithe map. The ap indicates that a field system comprising of rectilinear hedges recently crossed over it. The oval enclosure was surrounded by a ditch and seems to have had an inner bank. Less than 100m in length (balkwill).

Smart, C., 2023, Aerial Photograph Interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366138.

Cropmarks are visible on Google Earth images.

Google, 2023, Google Earth Pro (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.

A double ditched rectilinear enclosure is visible as a cropmark.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

A double ditched rectilinear enclosure of probable prehistoric or Romano-British date is visible as dark cropmarks on aerial photographs of 2020, on the gentle south-east facing slopes on the ridge to the north of Livaton. The cropmarks are roughly concentric, measure 2m to 3m wide, and define an inner enclosure approximately 40m by 36m in size. The outer circuit is circa 5m from the inner, and encloses an area circa 50m by 57m in size. No entrance can be identified with confidence, but irregularities on the east-facing cropmarks might indicate the entrance was in this area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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