<< Our Photo Pages >> Third Roborough Down Earthworks - Misc. Earthwork in England in Devon
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Third Roborough Down EarthworksCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Plymouth Nearest Village: Roborough
Map Ref: SX5077364013
Latitude: 50.456918N Longitude: 4.103599W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This is a circular earthwork approximately 15m diameter. It is located on Roborough Down about 250m ESE of the main Roborough Down Earthwork (see nearby sites on our page), on the Eastern side of the A386. It is a short walk from a nearby car park and the immediately surrounding gorse, bracken and brambles are roughly trimmed by somebody so that it is accessible and visible.
The main circle is approximately 15m diameter and comprises a steep, stony, grass covered bank approximately 1m high. The circle is quite uniform, intact and level, with no observable breeches or entry point. Inside is a smaller circle approximately 7m diameter, with a bank approximately 0.5m high. The interior floor is level.
This circle is more or less hidden by gorse and bracken till you are at its edge, then stepping through a gap in the undergrowth the trimmed circle is suddenly revealed. The condition and regularity of this circle is unsettling, also there is no discernable entry point. It is a substantial and notable ancient earthwork, but I feel it may not be of the same antiquity as other nearby earthworks.
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