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| HER Number: | MDV135249 |
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| Name: | Mound southeast of Cole’s Cross, East Allington |
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Summary
A mound is visible on images derived from lidar data as a low circular earthwork up to approximately 20m in diameter on the eastern crest of the ridge to the southeast of Cole’s Cross, East Allington. The mound has been interpreted as evidence of a possible barrow of Bronze Age date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 780 466 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Allington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST ALLINGTON |
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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, ULDEV304 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible barrow.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A mound up to circa 20m in diameter is visible as a slight earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The mound is visible as a low circular earthwork up to approximately 20m in diameter around which a more diffuse earthwork is visible, up to 35m across, that may represent plough-spread mound material.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV304. [Mapped feature: #143117 ] |
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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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| SDV366085 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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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 29 2024 9:52AM |
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