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HER Number:MDV135198
Name:Mound under Eastcottdown Plantation, Lewtrenchard

Summary

A mound, possibly a barrow of Bronze Age date, is visible on images derived from lidar data as a roughly circular earthwork roughly 10m in diameter under the tree cover of Eastcottdown Plantation, to the south-west of Galford Down, Lewtrenchard parish.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 477 855
Map Sheet:SX48NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLewtrenchard
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLEWTRENCHARD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV259 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Possible barrow.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

A mound circa 10m in diameter is visible as an earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV259. [Mapped feature: #143045 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 30 2024 12:07PM