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| HER Number: | MDV135640 |
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| Name: | Barrow west of Heathfield Plantation, Milton Abbot |
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Summary
A roughly circular mound, probably a barrow of Bronze Age date, is visible on images derived from lidar data as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes to the west of Heathfield Plantation, Milton Abbot.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 460 798 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Milton Abbot |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MILTON ABBOT |
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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
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A roughly circular mound of approximately 17m diameter is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
A roughly circular mound of approximately 17m diameter is visible on images derived from lidar data as an earthwork on the north-west facing slopes to the west of Heathfield Plantation, Milton Abbot. Situated on former heathland, the mound is probably an outlier of the barrow cemetery to the south (MDV75438). A hollow up to 6m across visible in the centre of the mound is evidence of probable historic damage to the earthwork.
Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.
Possible barrow north of barrow group.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143803 Earthwork mound, probable barrow., ] |
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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
| MDV75438 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow Cemetery at Heathfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 1 2025 12:23PM |
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