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HER Number:MDV128080
Name:Possible Barrow west of Toby Cross, Ugborough

Summary

A possible levelled mound, potentially a barrow of Bronze Age date, is visible as a cropmark on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 1999, on the west-facing slopes west of Toby Cross.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 667 558
Map Sheet:SX65NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUgborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6655 18-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

A pale circular cropmark 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.

A roughly circular pale cropmark approximately 10m in diameter is visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 1999, on the west-facing slopes west of Toby Cross.
The cropmark might be evidence of levelled mound, possibly a barrow of Bronze Age date.
The cropmark was not identified on any other sources available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV362982Interpretation: 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.
SDV363087Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6655 18-JUN-1999. [Mapped feature: #125152 ]

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:Apr 6 2020 1:27PM