Monument record MDO45342 - Bronze Age round barrow, Crichel Down, Tarrant Launceston

A probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs. The barrow is defined by a ring ditch which encloses a circular mound. The barrow measures 21m in diameter and is visible as a white, probably chalk, circular area which is surrounded by the darker circle of a ditch. There is no apparent other internal feature such as a funerary deposit visible. The size and shape of the soilmark suggest that it could be the plough levelled remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, several of which are known in this area.

A probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs. The barrow is centred at ST 9520 0996 and is defined by a ring ditch which encloses a circular mound. The barrow measures 21m in diameter and is visible as a white, probably chalk, circular area which is surrounded by the darker circle of a ditch. There is no apparent other internal feature such as a funerary deposit visible.

The size and shape of the soilmark suggest that it could be the plough levelled remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, several of which are known in this area (eg ST 91 SE 200 / UID: 1306225). <1-2>

<1> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 01-DEC-1965, CUCAP AMO8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19276.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 13-SEP-1982, NMR OS/82203 150 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19278.

<3> Bishop, Sharon, 2009, Tarrant Launceston 15 & Environs. Aerial Photograph Survey & Analysis, Object Number: MD002384 (Unpublished document). SDO12459.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1479204 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 26 2023 10:03AM