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HER Number:MDV113679
Name:Mound South East of Huxham

Summary

A roughly circular mound, possibly the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date, was visible as a low earthwork on digital images derived from Lidar data on the north-facing slopes to the south-east of Huxham.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 948 975
Map Sheet:SX99NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHuxham
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHUXHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROUND BARROW? (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9497 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 27-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

A possible earthwork mound was visible.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9497 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A possible earthwork mound was visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A roughly circular mound was visible as a low earthwork on digital images derived from Lidar data on the north-facing slopes to the south-east of Huxham.
The earthwork measured approximately 42 metres in diameter and is tentatively interpreted as the possible remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9497 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 27-FEB-2005. [Mapped feature: #73027 ]
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9497 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Nov 2 2015 12:54PM