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Summary

A mound south-west of Thorns Cross Farm, Chudleigh might be the 'great barrow on haldon' described by Lysons and Shortt. A mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. The mound is obscured from view by dense tree cover on more recent sources.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow south west of Thorns Cross Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/13

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

SX88SE23, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV284420.

Os (sx88se23) tentatively link this site to the 'great barrow on haldon' whence a number of roman coins came in 1816, described by lysons and shortt. Vis=22/4/1954(os) much flattened and centrally excavated some considerable time ago. Now overgrown and set with trees. Core of flint nodules. Slight evidence of ditch on north side.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284421.

Osa=sx88se10.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284422.

Worth, r. N. /tda/11(1879)152/1st. Report of the barrow committee.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284423.

Polwhele, r. /history of devonshire/(1797)154-6.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284424.

Osa=sx88se23.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284425.

Lysons, d. + s. /devonshire(1822)311.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284426.

Shortt, w. T. P. /collectanea antiqua dumnonia/(no)34.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284427.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)31.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3011-3012 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A vegetation covered mound was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX9080 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2017 to 31-AUG-2014 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

The mound was not visible, its condition not known.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A roughly circular mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a vegetation covered earthwork approximately 13m in diameter, to the south-west of Thorns Cross Farm, Chudleigh. A clear buffer around the possible mound may be a footpath rather than ditch. A vegetation free hollow at the centre of the mound may be evidence of the excavation described by the above authority. The mound is obscured from view by dense tree cover on more recent sources.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV284420	Report - Survey: SX88SE23.
SDV284421	Migrated Record:
SDV284422	Migrated Record:
SDV284423	Migrated Record:
SDV284424	Migrated Record:
SDV284425	Migrated Record:
SDV284426	Migrated Record:
SDV284427	Migrated Record:
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3011-3012 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #112127 ]
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361514	Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX9080 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2017 to 31-AUG-2014.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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