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HER Number:MDV69392
Name:Mounds to South of The Old Light, Lundy

Summary

Group of some 15 low mounds, each circa 1 metre diameter and 0.1-0.3 metres high.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 132 442
Map Sheet:SS14SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14SW/466
  • Old SAM Ref: 30351

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MOUND (Unknown date)

Full description

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV341344.


National Trust, 1998, The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108501-108650, 108517 (Report - non-specific). SDV344745.

A series of small mounds filling a circular area, with a collection of granite pieces in a hollow in the southern part of the circle. This feature is set on a break of the slope to the south of The Old Light, and also lies near a hut circle. There are about 15 munds altogether, each approximately 1 metre in diameter and 0.1-0.3 metres high. Origin and function unknown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341344Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. Letter.
SDV344745Report - non-specific: National Trust. 1998. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108501-108650. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. A4 Stapled + Digital. 108517. [Mapped feature: #45207 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV69233Related to: Hut Circle, Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 24 2010 2:39PM