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Summary

A sub-circular mound, interpreted as a possible denuded Bronze Age barrow or 19th century tree mound, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
• TREE MOUND? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The earthwork is located within land parcel 215 which is recorded as ‘Burrow Park’.

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

The earthwork mound corresponds with a circular enclosure and a tree.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 02-APR-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A sub-circular mound is visible as an 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 an earthwork.

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 10m diameter and situated on a plateau, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
The earthwork is located within land parcel 215 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map which is recorded as ‘Burrow Park’ on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. It corresponds with a circular enclosure and a tree shown on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map. A circular enclosure is also depicted in this location on the 2021 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
The form of the earthwork and its association with the field name of ‘Burrow Park’ supports the interpretation that it is the remains of a possible Bronze Age barrow. Some caution should be exercised as it is also possible the earthwork is a 19th century tree mound. The earthwork is not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to tree cover.
This possible barrow has been recorded by two separate volunteers during the Understanding Landscapes Project as points 427.10 and 427.14.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 427.10; 427.14 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

427.10
An earthwork of a possible Bronze Age barrow.SX 3963280224.
427.14
It is possible that this mound on which a tree is growing, and which is shown on the epoch 1 map is a barrow.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

The earthwork mound corresponds with a circular enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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