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Summary

A possible round barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1951 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork mound on the south-east facing slopes south-west of Stoverlake Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROUND BARROW (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RP 3081-3082 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

GetMapping, 1999, 122/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 089-090 15-NOV-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351205.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6748 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A mound is identifiable as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A roughly circular mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1951 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork approximately 32m in diameter.
The mound is interpreted as a possible round barrow of Bronze Age date. No evidence of an enclosing ditch was visible on the sources available to the survey.
A second similar, but possibly more damaged mound is visible circa 200m to the south-south-east.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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