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Summary

An irregular shaped mound is visible as a distinct earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 north-west of Hardimead. The mound is of unknown origin or purpose.

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 earthwork does not correspond with any depicted features.

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

The mound corresponds with a depicted earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The mound is visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940’s.

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.

An irregular shaped mound is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2001 ACCESSED 13-APR-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The mound is visible on aerial photographs dating from the 2001 onwards.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

An irregular shaped mound circa 15 metres by 30 metres is visible as a distinct earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The mound is situated in a south-east facing field north-west of Hardimead.
The mound corresponds to an earthwork depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and subsequent map sources. The earthwork is visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940s and late-20th to early-21st century mapping.
The mound is of unknown origin or purpose. It is possible it may have once formed two distinct mounds that have become merged, based upon its shape.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 405.3 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The mound has previously been interpreted as a possible cairn / barrow.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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