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| HER Number: | MDV105905 |
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| Name: | Possible Mound East of Otterton |
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Summary
A possible mound potentially of prehistoric date is visible as an earthwork near the tip of a north-facing spur overlooking Otterton to the west, on aerial photographs of 1945. It cannot be seen on later aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 090 854 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Otterton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork of possible prehistoric barrow visible on 1945 aerial photograph
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/508, RAF/106G/UK/508 4110-4111 13-JUL-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355833.
A possible mound is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A possible mound potentially of prehistoric date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1945 overlooking Otterton to the west. The possible mound is situated on a slight saddle near the tip of a north-facing spur just to the north of Ladram Road and measures circa 24 metres in diameter. The possible mound might be the remains of a burial mound of later prehistoric date. It cannot be seen on later aerial photographs and might have been levelled by agricultural improvement. Further investigation is required. It must be considered possible that such a feature recorded from a single source could be natural in origin or an artefact of natural cropmarks.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. |
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| SDV355833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/508. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/508 4110-4111 13-JUL-1945. [Mapped feature: #65334 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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)
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2014 5:46PM |
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