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| HER Number: | MDV13636 |
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| Name: | BARROW in the Parish of South Brent |
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Summary
Remains of barrow. Thinacombes. Possible field clearance cairn. Vis=-/5/1968? (robinson, r. ). A long narrow heap of stones, partly turfed over in the nw corner of field os no 1863, tithe apportionment no.206(1843) 'cold east field'. It measures 16m x 4m lying roughly e-w with the w end about 26m from the west field boundary. It has well defined edge to the s giving a height of about 0.5m but on the n or uphill side it merges into the slope. This may well represent field clearance. There is another possible ring cairn in the same field. The area is slate and the stones comprising the heap, where visible are small pieces of slate. This has been inspected by mr. T. Greeves who considered the site a very doubtful barrow or the result of field clearance. Vis=not visible on raf 1948 aph (rchm aph 1985).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 703 633 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76SW57
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572768
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/38
- Pastscape: 1572768
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) BARROW? (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC to 1750 AD (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist, 1968? (Worksheet). SDV151046.
Remains of barrow. Thinacombes. Possible field clearance cairn. Vis=-/5/1968? (robinson, r. ). A long narrow heap of stones, partly turfed over in the nw corner of field os no 1863, tithe apportionment no.206(1843) 'cold east field'. It measures 16m x 4m lying roughly e-w with the w end about 26m from the west field boundary. It has well defined edge to the s giving a height of about 0.5m but on the n or uphill side it merges into the slope. This may well represent field clearance. There is another possible ring cairn in the same field. The area is slate and the stones comprising the heap, where visible are small pieces of slate. This has been inspected by mr. T. Greeves who considered the site a very doubtful barrow or the result of field clearance.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on Royal Air Focrce 1948 aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151046 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. 1968?. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13638 | Related to: Cairn 230 meters north-north-west of Thynacombe Barn (Monument) |
| MDV13637 | Related to: Possible barrow south of Higher Thynacombe Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 8:34AM |
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