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| HER Number: | MDV135222 |
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| Name: | Mound under Castle Close Plantation, Rackenford |
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Summary
A mound, possibly a barrow of Bronze Age date, is visible on images derived from lidar data as a roughly circular earthwork 16m in diameter, on the southwest facing slopes under the tree cover of Castle Close Plantation, Rackenford parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 848 198 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rackenford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RACKENFORD |
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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, ULDEV278 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible barrow.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A mound circa 16m in diameter is visible as an earthwork.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV278. [Mapped feature: #143071 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2024 5:13PM |
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