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| HER Number: | MDV79040 |
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| Name: | Two Barrows to South-East of Vinivers Cross, Chivelstone |
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Summary
The circular cropmarks of two mounds, possibly barrows, visible on 1946-1949 aerial photograph together with adjacent linear cropmarks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 775 369 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chivelstone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHIVELSTONE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Two prehistoric barrows south east of Vinivers Cross
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
National Monuments Record, 2010, 444267 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346101.
Two circular cropmarks with adjacent linear features seen on air photograph. Field investigation in 1987 found one of the circular marks traceable as a slight swelling 0.15 metres high and concluded that although an ack ack battery had existed nearby in World War II the circular marks were probably round barrow sites. Other details: SX73NE26. Record last updated: N/A.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105841 ] |
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| SDV346101 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 444267. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2012 10:18AM |
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