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| HER Number: | MDV13779 |
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| Name: | Barrow in the Parish of Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
Vis=26/5/1953 (os) this mound has the appearance of a bronze age bowl barrow without a ditch.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 821 768 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Bronze Age barrows, leat system and earthworks associated with the late medieval tin industry and earthworks associated with the site of a Civil War battle on Bovey Heath
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/19
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=26/5/1953 (os) this mound has the appearance of a bronze age bowl barrow without a ditch.
MITCHELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253651.
Vis=22/6/1979 (mitchell) in poor condition. Scarred by motor cycle tracks ca 15m diam, 0.7m heig. No visible ditch.
TURNER + GRINSELL, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV284283.
Vis=22/5/1976 (turner + grinsell) heath.12m diameter, 0.7m high.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302666.
Osa=sx87nw18.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302667.
Mitchell, m. /dcra ball clay survey of south devon/(1979)no.4 (worksheets no.8 and 10) in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302668.
Des=survey drawing (1:2500) in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302669.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)28.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV302670.
Aph=dap/op 11,19-22/(18/7/1989).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302671.
Des=english heritage/report on the bovey heath survey/(2004)/in smr.
EH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6015.
Site situated near the top edge of a steep scarp associated with the alluvial tin industry. The mound was not located during the eh survey in 2004 as the area was under dense vegetation. A pronounced low rise was visible in the vegetation with a wide eroded track on the northern side (eh).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. OSA. Card Index. |
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| SDV253651 | Migrated Record: MITCHELL. |
| SDV284283 | Report - Survey: TURNER + GRINSELL. |
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| SDV302666 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302667 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302668 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302669 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302670 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV302671 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV6015 | Migrated Record: EH. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 16 2020 4:22PM |
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