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Summary

A mound is visible on images derived from lidar data as a low circular earthwork up to 21m in diameter, on the crest of the ridge to the west of Merrifield Cross, Slapton. The mound has been interpreted as evidence of a possible barrow of Bronze Age date or a possible Second World War installation associated with the military training area to the south.

Location

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, ULDEV304 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

A mound, possibly a barrow or earthwork of Second World War date is visible.

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

A mound up to 21m in diameter is visible as a slight earthwork.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

No evidence of any association with the military training area of Second World War date located immediately to the south (MDV104468) has been interpreted from aerial photographs of the 1940s for this mound.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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