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| HER Number: | MDV118803 |
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| Name: | Barrow circa 670 metres north of Church Farm, Bittadon |
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Summary
Circular mound, a probable barrow, is shown on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map and is visible on the 1946-9 RAF aerial photo. It appears to have been ploughed down in recent times but is visible as an earthwork on modern LiDAR images. An outlier of the barrow cemetery to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 546 421 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bittadon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BITTADON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a prehistoric barrow about 670 metres north of Church Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Circular mound depicted.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Mound visible.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV359716.
Earthwork visible on LiDAR.
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
Mound appears to have been ploughed out.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359716 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #78064 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV74473 | Related to: Round Barrow Cemetery, Centery Lane (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 23 2017 9:34AM |
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