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| HER Number: | MDV120646 |
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| Name: | Possible barrow or tree enclosure ring within Buckley Plantation, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A circular earthwork ring ditch is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on the steep west facing slopes of a scarp within Buckley Plantation, Sidmouth. It has been interpreted as a possible prehistoric barrow, or a post-medieval or 19th century tree enclosure ring.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 146 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- TREE ENCLOSURE RING? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1491 Bluesky International DTM XX-XXX-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A circular earthwork ditch is visible.
Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
An earthwork ditch, 1.5m wide, of a circular enclosure, 23m in diameter, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It is interpreted as a possible Bronze Age barrow, or a post-medieval or 19th century tree enclosure ring.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1491 Bluesky International DTM XX-XXX-2016. [Mapped feature: #79887 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120647 | Related to: Barrow or tree enclosure ring within Buckley Plantation, Sidmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 11 2020 10:31AM |
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