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HER Number:MDV123551
Name:Possible barrow, west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton

Summary

A circular mound visible on aerial photographs of 1988 as a cropmark and slight earthwork on the south-facing slopes of a combe to the west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton is possibly the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date. The earthwork has probably been levelled.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 867 751
Map Sheet:SX87NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKINGSTEIGNTON

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

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88057, OS/88057 V 107-108 25-APR-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352648.

A mound is visible as a cropmark and earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8675 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

No earthwork is visible.

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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A circular mound circa 18m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1988 as a cropmark and slight earthwork on the south-facing slopes of a combe to the west of Sandygate, Kingsteignton. The mound is interpreted as the possible remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date. No earthwork is identifiable in this location on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and has probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352648Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88057. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88057 V 107-108 25-APR-1988. [Mapped feature: #114336 ]
SDV361305Interpretation: 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 (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV361514Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX8675 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.

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)

Date Last Edited:Jun 16 2020 1:36PM