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HER Number:MDV104291
Name:Probable Geological Features Above Bigbury-on-Sea

Summary

Five mounds visible as possible earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 are tentatively interpreted as being of geological origin.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 653 447
Map Sheet:SX64SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBigbury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBIGBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MOUND (Unknown date)
  • NON ANTIQUITY? (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3144-3145 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Five possible earthwork mounds are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Five mounds, approximately 12 metres in diameter, are visible as possible earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 at SX6525244727, SX5672444742, SX6534144718, SX6536644730 and SX6527544792. The last is more linear than the other four, which are irregular but roughly round in plan. Although they could be the remains of earthwork mounds, perhaps pillow mounds associated with the possible warren to the south (MDV36197), their variation in shape and alignment suggests they are more likely to have a geological origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351060Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3144-3145 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63759 ]
SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments

MDV36197Related to: Possible Rabbit Warren at Bigbury-On-Sea (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2021 1:59PM