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| HER Number: | MDV52769 |
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| Name: | Barrow on Lakehead Hill |
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Summary
Denuded mound, probably barrow located on open moorland on Lakehead Hill. The flat-topped mound measures 8.5m ns by 5.0m with a maximum height of 0.35m. There is no stone apparent in the construction of this feature and though partially obscured by long grass it appears to be undisturbed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and stone remains of a Bronze Age field system and two cairns on north-east flank of Lakehead Hill
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW238
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 898055
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/260
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to I - 4000 BC (Between) to 43 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(03/11/1993) SX 64947850. An irregular, turf mound located on open moorland on the gently sloping north-eastern flank of Lakehead Hill 120m north of Postbridge to Bellever Road. The flat-topped mound measures 8.5m north to south by 5.0m with a maximum height of 0.35m. There is no stone apparent in the construction of this feature and though partially obscured by long grass it appears to be undisturbed.
It lies near a low bank forming part of a poorly preserved field system (SX 67 NW 239) and two cairns (SX 67 NW 237) lie 50m to the south east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135420 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52770 | Related to: Field system south of Postbridge (Monument) |
| MDV52768 | Related to: Two cairns 500m south of Postbridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2022 1:16PM |
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