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Summary

An earthwork mound of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs, to the northwest of Lamerton Green. Its proximity to Down Farm to the immediate west, however, may suggest it is some sort of midden or tip site. It is still visible as a substantial earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NW/63/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOUND (Unknown date)
• MIDDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215473.

Exeter archaeology/objective 5b: lower tamar valley recreation and land management initiative cultural heritage appraisal down farm lamerton/(1998)2/(ea report 98.20).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=-/3/1998 (ea) circular mound-like feature depicted to the se of down farm buildings. Also shown on os 1:2500 (1884) map where it appears to be enclosed. The significance of feature is unknown (exeter archaeology).

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

An earthwork mound is visible.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF CPE/UK/2149/F20/3272-4 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

An earthwork mound of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

An earthwork mound is visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The mound may represent a post-medieval to modern spoil heap associated with Down Farm to the immediate west.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

The possible midden recorded from aerial photographs remains visible as an earthwork mound on images derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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