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HER Number:MDV107726
Name:Round Barrow West of Shuffhayes Farm

Summary

A possible ring ditch is visible as a narrow cropmark on aerial photographs of 1983 on a south-east facing slope to the west of Shuffhayes Farm. The ring ditch might be evidence of a round barrow of Bronze Age date.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 022 035
Map Sheet:ST00SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBradninch
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRADNINCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

English Heritage, 1993, NMR 2147, NMR 2147/33 26-JUL-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357073.

A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1983 on a south-east facing slope to the west of Shuffhayes Farm. The cropmark of the ring ditch is no more than 1 metre wide and encloses an area up to 12 metres across. It is possible the cropmark is evidence of a round barrow of Bronze Age date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357073Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1993. NMR 2147. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR 2147/33 26-JUL-1983. [Mapped feature: #67147 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Sep 8 2014 5:13PM