Monument record MDO44825 - Possible Bronze Age round barrow, Tarrant Launceston
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Summary
A possible ring ditch is visible as a faint earthwork to the northwest of Tarrant Launceston on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is adjacent to a Bronze Age barrow (MDO44822), also under NRHE Hob UID 1479215. The feature may also be the outer ditch of a Bronze Age barrow and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A possible ring ditch is visible as a faint earthwork to the northwest of Tarrant Launceston on current Environment Agency lidar imagery [1]. The feature comprises a broken partial sub-circular ditch approximately 5.8m across and situated adjacent to a Bronze Age barrow (MDO44822), also under NRHE Hob UID 1479215. The feature may also be the outer ditch of a Bronze Age barrow and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9472 0998 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 23 2022 2:38PM
