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| HER Number: | MDV126726 |
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| Name: | Mound west of Browns Wood, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 on the north-west facing slopes west of Browns Wood. The mound might be evidence of historic extractive activity, possibly tin-mining of medieval or post-medieval date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 603 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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 | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (XV to Post Medieval - 1401 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3253-3254 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
An irregularly shaped mound is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5660 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
An irregularly shaped mound is visible.
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 irregularly shaped mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork circa 110m long and 25m wide on the north-west facing slopes west of Browns Wood. The mound might be evidence of historic extractive activity, possibly a spoil heap resulting from tin-mining of medieval or post-medieval date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5660 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3253-3254 27-FEB-1946. |
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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: | Sep 28 2021 6:54AM |
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