Monument record MDO43799 - Bronze Age round barrow, south of Dairy Farm, Tarrant Launceston

A probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a sub-circular earthwork circa 9m in diameter. It is probably the plough levelled remains of the chalk mound of a Bronze Age round barrow. There is no sign of any surrounding ditch or internal feature such as a funerary deposit. An elliptical depression in its west side suggests possible excavation in antiquity.

A possible Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs. The site is centred at ST 9392 0965 and is suggested by a lighter coloured circular macula measuring 8m in diameter. It is probably the plough levelled remains of the chalk mound of a Bronze Age round barrow, several of which are known in this area. There is no sign of any surrounding ditch or internal feature such as a funerary deposit. <2, 2.1>

A probable Bronze Age barrow is visible c 100m to the south of Dairy Farm, Tarrant Launceston, as a sub-circular earthwork c 9m in diameter on an aerial photograph dated 1976 <1> and as a cropmark on an aerial photograph dated 1999 <2, 2.1>. The earthwork is visible as a low circular mound with an elliptical depression in its west side, suggesting possible excavation in antiquity.

The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M project.

<1> John Boyden, 08-JUL-1976, JRB 3306/7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18037.

<2> National Monuments Record, 13-OCT-1999, NMR ST 9309/21, NMR ST 9309/21 13-OCT-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18462.

<2.1> National Monuments Record, 13-OCT-1999, NMR 18458/07, NMR 18458/07 13-OCT-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18038.

<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 Aerial Photograph Survey & Analysis, Object Number: MD002384 (Unpublished document).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, 1481034 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2022 3:01PM