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HER Number:MDV124940
Name:Possible Barrow East of Humber Down, Bishopsteignton

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
Map Sheet:SX97NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBishopsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBISHOPSTEIGNTON

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

SDV352344Aerial 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.
SDV360456Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018.
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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

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