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Monument Number 1497839
Hob Uid: 1497839
Location : Somerset Somerset West and Taunton Nettlecombe
Grid Ref : ST0504039404
Summary : A later prehistoric or Roman oval ditched enclosure was recorded as cropmarks on aerial photographs and probably indicates the site of a settlement. It measures about 70m by 60m. 2018 aerial photographs suggest there are entrance gaps to the south-west and east.
More information : A large subcircular ditched enclosure is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark in fields south west of Fair Cross, Nettlecombe. Centred at approximately ST 0503 3904, the enclosure is defined by an area of darker crop growth, probably a boundary ditch, measuring up to 4 metres wide. The enclosure itself measures some 72 metres across. The north-western edge of the enclosure has been destroyed by a hedgeline and is not visible. Its precise date is uncertain, but it may well date to the later Prehistoric period, possibly the Iron Age. Further survey is required. (1). The later prehistoric or Roman oval ditched enclosure described above is recorded on 2018 Historic England oblique aerial photographs and probably indicates the site of a settlement. These aerial photographs suggest there are entrance gaps to the south-west and east. (2)

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Source details : MAL 76048 159-60 25-JUN-1976
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Source details : Historic England Archive 33553_029-032 10-JUL-2018
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Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Sub Circular Enclosure, Ditched Enclosure, Oval Enclosure, Settlement
Evidence : Cropmark

Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Sub Circular Enclosure, Ditched Enclosure, Oval Enclosure, Settlement
Evidence : Cropmark

Monument Period Name : Roman
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Monument Type : Oval Enclosure, Ditched Enclosure, Settlement
Evidence : Cropmark

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 35275
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 03 NE 124
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Exmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MMO3608
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2007-04-01
End Date : 2009-07-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 2018-04-01
End Date : 2019-03-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1497839