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Summary

Possible tumulus, field adjacent the Fire Station, Parke, Bovey Tracey.

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

Albon, J., 2018, Possible Mound, Field adjacent the Fire Station, Parke, Bovey Tracey (Interpretation). SDV361529.

Low grassy mound, with a slight ring apparent, it is about half a meter high and sits on the edge of a slight marshy area in a field dominated by an oak tree. It sits in the field behind the Bovey Tracey Fire station, located to the right side of the main path.

Measurements
North to South (Including ring, there appears to be a slight ring around it not apparent in photos), 5 metres 80 cm
North to South (W/o ring) - 3 metres 20cm
East to West (Including ring) 6 metres 60cm
East to West (W/o ring) 4 metres 40cm

Aerial and ground images included.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

No evidence of this feature was seen on the aerial imagery available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361529	Interpretation: Albon, J.. 2018. Possible Mound, Field adjacent the Fire Station, Parke, Bovey Tracey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112223 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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