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Summary

A possible barrow of later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 1996 as a cropmark on the higher south-west facing slopes south-west of Friar’s Park Barn, overlooking Branscombe Mouth, Beer.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96602, OS/96602 018-019 06-JUN-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355897.

A cropmark of a possible ditch defined levelled earthwork mound is visible.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2188 Environment Agency D0075822 Nov 06 - Mar 07 (Cartographic). SDV356180.

A very low earthwork mound is visible as a very subtle earthwork.

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

A possible barrow of later prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of 1996 as a cropmark on the higher south-west facing slopes south-west of Friar’s Park Barn, overlooking Branscombe Mouth, Beer. The cropmark could be interpreted as forming over the plough levelled remains of a former earthwork mound up to 25 metres in diameter. A broad darker cropmark encircling the possible mound might support the interpretation that the mound was surrounded by a ditch, although the ditch material might have displaced by modern ploughing activity. The possible barrow is possibly visible as a very subtle earthwork on images derived from Lidar data captured from 2006 to 2007. Further investigation by geophysical survey is recommended.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV355897	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96602. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/96602 018-019 06-JUN-1996. [Mapped feature: #65705 ]
SDV356180	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2188 Environment Agency D0075822 Nov 06 - Mar 07.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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)

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