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| HER Number: | MDV125980 |
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| Name: | Mound at Hooksbury Wood, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
An earthwork mound of unknown date and function is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the west facing slopes of Hooksbury Wood, Shaugh Prior.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 556 597 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Early Bronze Age to XIX - 2200 BC to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map, which depicts this location as wooded.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5559 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A circular mound is visible as an earthwork.
Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5559 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.
The location of the mound is obscured from view by dense tree cover.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
An earthwork mound was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the west facing slopes of Hooksbury Wood, Shaugh Prior. The mound was roughly circular and measured 10m in diameter.
The earthwork does not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey which depict this area as woodland throughout the mid to later 19th century. The date and function of the visible earthwork are unknown, but it was therefore probably no longer in use by the mid-19th century.
The mound might survive as an earthwork under continued dense tree cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5559 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #118524 ] |
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| SDV361515 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5559 31-MAY-2016. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2019 10:38AM |
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