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Summary

A probable prehistoric barrow is visible as a circular cropmark and an earthwork mound on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. Despite arable cultivation, the mound is clearly visible on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2001, although probably spread by ploughing. Flint flake found nearby.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow north east of The Lookout

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1050649
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39SW/56

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

SY39SW/59, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV107679.

N of 'the lookout'. Small ring ditch 20-30m diameter. Recorded as cropmark by f. Griffith in june 1984 (ap). Vis=22/1/1990 (robinson). Site lies on fairly level ground in a cliff top field. Visible mound daim about 30m, ht 0.7-0.8m, with a flattened profile and no visible ditch. Flint flake found nearby (sy39sw/59) (dprfp).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV107681.

Des=dprfp(1990)(and photos m 1,2).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4172-4173 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A pale roughly circular cropmark is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/543/1023, NMR SY3090/15 RAF 30149/PSFO 0086 15-AUG-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356162.

A roughly circular mound is visible.

Devon County Council, 1984, DAP Y, DAP Y5 25-JUN-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV107680.

A pale circular cropmark is visible, with a dark ring-shaped cropmark surrounding it. Map object partly based on this source.
Aph=dap/y 5(25/6/1984).

Environment Agency, 2001, LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution), LIDAR SY3090 Environment Agency D0016401 04-MAY-2001 (Cartographic). SDV356458.

A roughly circular mound is visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1511 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Barrow to north of The Lookout. c. 30m dia x c.0.7m high. Flint flake found on mound.
SMR.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

This probable prehistoric barrow is visible as a circular cropmark on aerial photographs taken from 1946, and as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs taken from 1960 onwards. The pale mound measures circa 12 metres in diameter and the surrounding dark cropmark is up to 3 metres in width on aerial photographs taken in 1984. Despite apparently being under arable cultivation, a mound is clearly visible in this location on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2001, which suggests potential for the preservation of significant archaeological information. The mound as visible on the Lidar images is much larger than the cropmark visible in 1984, at circa 35 metres in diameter, perhaps indicating the spreading of the mound material since the 1980s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV107679	Report - Survey: SY39SW/59.
SDV107680	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP Y. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper) + Digital (Scan). DAP Y5 25-JUN-1984.
SDV107681	Migrated Record:
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1511.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4172-4173 13-APR-1946.
SDV356162	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/543/1023. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SY3090/15 RAF 30149/PSFO 0086 15-AUG-1960.
SDV356458	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2001. LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY3090 Environment Agency D0016401 04-MAY-2001. [Mapped feature: #86135 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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