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| HER Number: | MDV124940 |
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| Name: | Possible Barrow East of Humber Down, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
A mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a subtle earthwork on the eastern edge of Humber Down, Bishopsteignton. The mound may be the remains of a barrow or cairn of Bronze Age date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 913 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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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))
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3084-3085 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
A mound is visible as a subtle earthwork.
Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.
The mound is not identifiable as an earthwork.
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.
A mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a roughly circular earthwork approximately 8m in diameter, on the north facing slopes on the eastern edge of Humber Down, Bishopsteignton. The mound may be the remains of a barrow or cairn of Bronze Age date, potentially part of a wider cemetery recorded across Little Haldon.
The mound is not identifiable as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2018 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 3084-3085 04-NOV-1946. |
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| SDV360456 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018. |
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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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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: | Jan 28 2019 2:33PM |
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