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| HER Number: | MDV135637 |
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| Name: | Barrow south of Goodstone, Ashburton |
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Summary
A mound, probably a barrow of Bronze Age date, is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data near the tip of a south-west facing spur, to the south of Goodstone, Ashburton parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 788 715 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| Civil Parish | Bickington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKINGTON |
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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))
- TREE ENCLOSURE RING? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The mound does not correspond to any feature depicted on the Tithe map for Ashburton and the Apportionment make no reference to an earthwork in this area.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The mound does not correspond to any depicted feature.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A mound is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
A mound is visible on images derived from lidar as a roughly circular earthwork up to 44m across, near the tip of a south-west facing spur to the south of Goodstone, on the Ashburton and Bickleigh parish boundary. The mound is probably the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date and might also be surrounded by a shallow ditch. The parish boundary may have been aligned on the mound a prominent landscape feature. Alternative interpretations could include an ornamental landscape feature such as a tree clump. However, the mound is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map and the plot names recorded in the Tithe Apportionment for Ashburton make no reference to an earthwork in this area. The lidar data reveals irregularities in the surface of the earthwork that might indicate historic disturbance.
Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.
Possible barrow, or landscape feature/tree ring. Not recorded on historic mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143799 ] |
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| SDV366411 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C.. 2025. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV366415 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 2025. Lidar interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2025 10:39AM |
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