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HER Number:MDV125007
Name: Possible Barrow North of Higher Exeter Road, Teignmuoth

Summary

A possible barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1986 as a cropmark of a roughly circular ditched levelled mound on south-facing slopes.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 930 753
Map Sheet:SX97NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTeignmouth
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishDAWLISH
Ecclesiastical ParishBISHOPSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1986, OS/86217, OS/86217 V 053-054 22-SEP-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354645.

A cropmark of a possible levelled mound 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 cropmark of a roughly circular levelled mound circa 15m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1986. Cropmarks of a possible ditch circa 2 to 4m wide are visible enclosing the mound. The cropmarks are interpreted as possible evidence of a levelled barrow of Bronze Age date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354645Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1986. OS/86217. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/86217 V 053-054 22-SEP-1986. [Mapped feature: #116098 ]
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

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:Apr 15 2019 4:09PM