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HER Number:MDV114242
Name:Cropmark Mound or Enclosure, southwest of Milton Green

Summary

Cropmark banks of a possible former mound or enclosure of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs to the southwest of Milton Green. The cropmarks were recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 406 786
Map Sheet:SX47NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMilton Abbot
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMILTON ABBOT

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Cropmarks of possible mound or enclosure of unknown date but possibly prehistoric or a mining feature about 595 metres north-east of Coombe Farm

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
  • MOUND (Unknown date)

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, NMR2152/05-6, SX4078/1-2 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Cropmarks which have formed over levelled banks interpreted as a possible mound or enclosure of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). NMR2152/05-6, SX4078/1-2. [Mapped feature: #73579 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Sep 6 2017 11:54AM