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| HER Number: | MDV126781 |
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| Name: | Ring barrow on Ridding Down, Cornwood |
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Summary
A ring cairn or barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1965 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork ring-bank on the higher slopes of Ridding Down, immediately south-west of Tolchmoor Gate.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 616 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F42 0129-0130 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.
A ring bank is visible as an earthwork under moderate vegetation.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5761 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
A ring bank is identifiable as an earthwork.
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 low ring-bank is visible as a subtle earthwork on aerial photographs of 1965, enclosing an area approximately 12m across on the gentle south-facing slopes on the higher unenclosed land at Ridding Down.
The earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a ring barrow or enclosure bank associated with a levelled round barrow of probable Bronze Age date.
A similar ring bank enclosing a low barrow earthwork is recorded approximately 260m to the south (MDV2518).
The earthwork remains visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351186 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F42 0129-0130 22-NOV-1965. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5761 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2518 | Related to: Ring barrow on Ridding Down, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV2560 | Related to: Round barrow on Ridding Down, Cornwood (Monument) |
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: | Jan 16 2022 10:57AM |
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