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| HER Number: | MDV122325 |
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| Name: | Mounds north of Thorns Cross Farm, Chudleigh |
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Summary
Three small mounds, possibly cairns under vegetation, are visible to the north of Thorns Cross Farm, Chudleigh, on aerial photographs of 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 900 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- MOUND (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3011-3012 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
Three small mounds are visible as possible earthworks.
Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9081 19-JUL-2016 to 23-AUG-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.
The mounds are not identifiable as earthworks.
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.
Three mounds, possibly earthworks measuring from 4m to 10m in diameter, are visible under vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946, to the north of Thorns Cross Farm, Chudleigh. These may be the remains of cairns of later prehistoric date and may include the cairn recorded by as MDV10056.
The mounds are not identifiable on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 and might have been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3011-3012 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #112246 ] |
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| 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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| SDV361515 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9081 19-JUL-2016 to 23-AUG-2016. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV10056 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Chudleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 3 2018 5:55PM |
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