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| HER Number: | MDV118620 |
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| Name: | Barrow, northwest of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe |
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Summary
A possible prehistoric barrow is visible as an earthwork mound on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. It is situated on the crest of a prominent ridge, in the immediate vicinity of three other possible barrows to the northeast.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 227 119 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST21SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yarcombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YARCOMBE |
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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
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2211 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
An oval shaped earthwork mound is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A possible prehistoric barrow is visible as an earthwork mound on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. The oval shaped mound measures approximately 24m in length by 19m in width and is situated on the crest of a prominent ridge, in the immediate vicinity of three other possible barrows to the northeast. The earthwork is not clearly visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2211 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #77894 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:31PM |
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