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Summary

A small oval mound is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 east of Moortown Plantation and is of unknown origin and purpose, but may be tentatively interpreted as a Bronze Age barrow.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOUND (Unknown date)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The mound does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The land is recorded as belonging to the Church.

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 small oval mound is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2002 ACCESSED 22-FEB-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A small oval 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 small oval mound circa 10 metres by 8 metres is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is situated at 120 metres above Ordnance Datum in a south-east facing field above Lana Lake river to the east of Moortown Plantation.
The mound does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. It is situated on recorded glebe land in the Tithe Survey for Tetcott. It is visible on aerial photographs from 2002 onwards.
The mound is of unknown origin and purpose, however it has been tentatively interpreted as a Bronze Age barrow.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 608.1 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

Possible barrow on south east facing hill slope which seems to be present on all available aerial photos. SX 34347 96845

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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