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| HER Number: | MDV929 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear enclosure west of Upcott in the Parish of Shirwell |
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Summary
A hillslope enclosure of possible Romano-British to medieval date is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs of 1980 and as earthwork banks and ditches on lidar derived images, west of Upcott in the Parish of Shirwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 579 382 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shirwell |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHIRWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HILLSLOPE ENCLOSURE (Roman to Late Medieval - 43 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
NMR SS5838;SF1507/382 IN SMR, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV85151.
A soil mark at plaistow barton shows a small rectangular enclosure beyond hill slope enclosure. Shows as a bank with slight traces of ditch on w side. Possible entrance to the n (balkwill/silvester from ap)vis=8/10/1980 (silvester) west and east sides survive: north cannot be made out with certainty, south removed by track. West side is good, and has a ditch. Rectangular banked and ditched site, could be romano-british, same field as hillslope enclosure, (ss53ne/13). Vis=not visible on nmr ap (1979) (nmr ss5838;sf1507/382 in smr).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV85152.
Aph=cpe/uk/2082/4088 may 1947 raf os southampton.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV85153.
Des=silvester card index.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV85154.
Des=sketch in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV85155.
Silvester, r. J. , + higham, r. A. /pdas/38(1980)63-65/domestic enclosures of probable medieval date.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV85156.
Aph=os 73/163 15-16(15/5/1973)/dcc north area office.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV21 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Previously recorded as a small rectangular soil mark, the enclosure is visible on LiDAR images as a near perfectly square earthwork with rounded corners, with the north side now clearly visible.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A rectilinear enclosure is visible defined by a bank and ditch
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV21. [Mapped feature: #142728 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV85151 | Report - Survey: NMR SS5838;SF1507/382 IN SMR. |
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| SDV85152 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV85153 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV85154 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV85155 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV85156 | Aerial Photograph: |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2024 9:35AM |
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