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Summary

A sub-circular mound is visible as a dark vegetation mark on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2001 and as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. It is interpreted as a possible Bronze Age barrow that forms one of a group of six barrows that are recorded in this area.

Location

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

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No features are shown in this exact location. Earthworks labelled as ‘Tumuli’ are depicted in proximity to the north-east.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A sub-circular mound is visible as a subtle earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A sub-circular mound is visible as a subtle earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2001 ACCESSED 22-JAN-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A dark sub-circular vegetation mark is visible.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.

A sub-circular mound, circa 26 metres in diameter, is visible as a dark vegetation mark on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2001 and as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013.
No features are shown in this exact location on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, although three earthworks labelled as ‘Tumuli’ are depicted in proximity to the north-east. The earthwork is located amongst a group of five barrows (MDV76198, MDV60124, MDV7116, MDV7117 & MDV7118) that are aligned along the edge of a ridge on a north-east to south-west orientation. This supports the interpretation that this earthwork is a possible Bronze Age barrow.
Further investigation, such as a site inspection, is recommended to help establish the origin of this earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)

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