Terraced Area Northof Old Field Boundary, Kipscombe Farm, Countisbury, Watersmeet, Devon

Record ID:  100992 / MNA149635
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Watersmeet; South West
Civil Parish:  Countisbury; North Devon; Devon
Grid Reference:  SS 75920 49960
Choose map:
Choose labels:

Summary

Slightly terraced area on the N side of the removed field boundary 019. The feature survives as a noticeable level area on the NE facing slope with slight earthworks forming a shallow lip along the N side. The area is sub-rectangular, about 25 – 30m long and 7 – 8m wide with the S side formed by the line of the old fieldbank. The earthwork is more pronounced at the SE end as abroad shallow bank. At the NW end it fades out. The date and function is unknown, but it is likely to be some form of sheepfold, or perhaps the platform for and enclosure for a temporary structure.

Identification Images (0)

Monument Types

  • TERRACED GROUND (Undated)

Description

Slightly terraced area on the N side of the removed field boundary 019. The feature survives as a noticeable level area on the NE facing slope with slight earthworks forming a shallow lip along the N side. The area is sub-rectangular, about 25 – 30m long and 7 – 8m wide with the S side formed by the line of the old fieldbank. The earthwork is more pronounced at the SE end as abroad shallow bank. At the NW end it fades out.

The date and function is unknown, but it is likely to be some form of sheepfold, or perhaps the platform for and enclosure for a temporary structure.

References

  • SNA62446 - Report: Nick Berry. 2004. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Kipscombe Farm, Countisbury, Devon.

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

None Recorded

Associated Events

None Recorded

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

None Recorded