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HER Number:MDV22844
Name:Barrow at Teignmouth Golf Club, Bishopsteignton

Summary

A Bronze Age barrow, possibly a saucer barrow, is recorded as a circular earthwork circa 14m in diameter, at the fifteenth fairway on Teignmouth Golf Club. No archaeological earthworks were identified in this location from aerial photographic sources.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 919 756
Map Sheet:SX97NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBishopsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Prehistoric barrow on Teignmouth Golf Course

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/54

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Vis=4/11/1983 (taylor) a circular bank with central mound is visible on sloping ground on the fifteenth fairway of the golf course. Possible barrow. Other ground disturbance in the area is visible (worksheet).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305667.

Des=worksheet.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305668.

Des=ea/haldon ridge survey archive/(9/7/1996).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305669.

Des=ea/cp2697/c54123.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=13/3/1996 (ea) saucer barrow with roughly circular bank, 14m diam overall. Central mound is very low + spread, 4m by 3m by 0.2m high. Bank most distinct on w side, 0.5m high; 0.2m on e side; missing on s side.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3084-3085 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

No archaeological earthworks were identified in this location.


Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

No archaeological earthworks were identified in this location.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

No earthworks of archaeological origin were identified in this location from any sources consulted during the South Devon Coast to Dartmoor aerial investigation and mapping survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1142Migrated Record:
SDV305667Migrated Record:
SDV305668Migrated Record:
SDV305669Migrated Record:
SDV352344Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3084-3085 04-NOV-1946.
SDV360456Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2018.
SDV361305Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV79Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Date Last Edited:Jan 28 2019 3:50PM