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| HER Number: | MDV12698 |
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| Name: | Two Prehistoric Barrows on south side of Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Two possible Prehistoric barrows in the streamwork on the south side of Crownhill Down. The possible barrow earthworks were not noted on any aerial photographs or lidar derived images. The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of open cast mining on Crownhill Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 595 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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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 | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Two prehistoric barrows east of Wheal Florence
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1355107
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/68
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Not shown on aerial photograph.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1980, Crownhill Down Barrow Cemetery (Worksheet). SDV343793.
Two probable barrows on the northern edge of tin streamworks visited on 11th April 1980. Two discrete small circular mounds, 2-3 metres diameter. Too regular to suggest mining waste heaps, though very close to tin workings. Probable Prehistoric barrows.
AMAX, 1982, The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites (Plan - measured). SDV149232.
Devon County Council, 1982, Untitled Source (Plan - measured). SDV337246.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.
Mounds not visible on aerial photograph.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1355107 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343986.
Two very small turf-covered mounds set within an area if tin prospedting pits and adjacent to an extensive openwork. Their origin and function are uncertain but they are doubtfully Prehistoric barrows. Other details: NMR Number SX55NE27.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
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.
No possible barrow earthworks were noted on any aerial photographs or lidar derived images available to the survey. Any earthworks in this area have been destroyed by the expansion of open cast mining on Crownhill Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149232 | Plan - measured: AMAX. 1982. The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337243 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX55NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337246 | Plan - measured: Devon County Council. 1982. Plan. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343793 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1980. Crownhill Down Barrow Cemetery. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV343986 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1355107. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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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
| MDV25242 | Related to: Southern Crownhill Down Medieval Tin Streamwork (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
- 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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