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| HER Number: | MDV131596 |
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| Name: | Barrow on Ball Hill, Farway |
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Summary
A circular earthwork mound is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 within a known barrow cemetery and interpreted as a further possible Bronze Age barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 176 946 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Farway |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARWAY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A circular earthwork mound is visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A small circular earthwork mound is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The mound is 6m across and situated circa 40m distance from a recorded round barrow (MDV20260) within a barrow cemetery (MDV78077) on Ball Hill. The mound does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps. It is interpreted as a further possible Bronze Age barrow within the cemetery area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133182 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78077 | Part of: Broad Down Round Barrow Cemetery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 29 2021 6:13PM |
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