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HER Number: | MDV103520 |
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Name: | Mound West of Shorstone Farm |
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Summary
A cropmark mound with hollow on its south side is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, and is interpreted as prehistoric in date. It may be associated with other mounds and probable barrows on this spur of land.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 253 175 |
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Map Sheet: | SS21NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Welcombe |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WELCOMBE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Cropmarks of mounds forming part of a probable Bronze Age barrow cemetery to west of Shorstone Farm
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1793, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4016-4017 12-OCT-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349050.
Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.
One medium size oblong feature. Visible as a cropmark mound with a hollow on the south side and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1946. Interpreted as a prehistoric feature.
Knight, S., 2012, Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV350734.
This may be the remains of a Bronze Age burial mound, perhaps part of a larger cemetery on this spur of land.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV349050 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1793. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4016-4017 12-OCT-1946. [Mapped feature: #63025 ] |
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SDV350734 | Interpretation: Knight, S.. 2012. Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project. Digital. |
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SDV350748 | Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV103519 | Related to: Barrow West of Shorstone Farm (Monument) |
MDV103518 | Related to: Mound West of Shorstone Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2012 10:18AM |
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