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HER Number: | MDV128694 |
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Name: | Barrow under Torrdown Plantation, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A possible barrow of Bronze Age date is visible as a roughly circular earthwork mound near the summit of the hill to the south-west of Hangman’s Cross. The mound is identifiable as an earthwork under the tree cover of Torrdown Plantation from visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 699 517 |
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Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
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 circa 12m in diameter is identifiable as an earthwork under the tree cover of Torrdown Plantation from visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
The earthwork could be associated with a record of a possible beacon in this approximate location, and interpretation derived from the Great Bickham Down plot name recorded here on the Tithe Apportionment for Aveton Gifford (MDV107896).
However, this association seems questionable and an interpretation as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date is more credible. A second similar mound is recorded circa 220m to the south-west.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV107896 | Related to: Beacon, Torrdown Plantation (Monument) |
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)
Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2020 1:08PM |
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