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Summary

A mound, probably a cairn of later prehistoric date, is visible as an earthwork on digital on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the north-western edge of Crownhill Down. The mound has been destroyed by the expansion of by modern open cast mining.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5659 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A mound is visible as a subtle earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 04-JUL-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The earthwork has been destroyed by the expansion of opencast mining.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A roughly circular mound approximately 8m in diameter is visible as an earthwork on digital on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the north-western edge of Crownhill Down.
The mound is interpreted as a cairn of later prehistoric date.
It has been destroyed by the expansion of by modern open cast mining.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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