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Summary

A possible round barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork mound on the south-facing slopes roughly equidistant between Marwell Cross and Bullhorn Cross, Bigbury.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1065-1066 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6547 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A mound is identifiable as an earthwork.

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.

A roughly circular mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork approximately 24m in diameter on the south-facing slopes roughly equidistant between Marwell Cross and Bullhorn Cross.
The mound is interpreted as a possible round barrow of Bronze Age date. No evidence of an enclosing ditch was visible on any of the sources available to the survey.
A second similar mound is visible circa 25m to the south-west.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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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