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HER Number:MDV311
Name:Three Barrows south-east of Beaford Moor

Summary

Group of three Prehistoric bowl barrows south-east of Beaford Moor

Location

Grid Reference:SS 583 143
Map Sheet:SS51SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAshreigney
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHREIGNEY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 33599
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SE/3
  • Old SAM Ref: 28605
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS51SE2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Three 'Tumuli' shown on 19th century map in a field to the east of Cupper's Piece.


Unknown, 1922, Untitled Source (Un-published). SDV344893.

Three very much worn down barrows, one being barely distinguishable. All under pasture.


Royal Air Force, 1948, CPE/UK/2521, 4121-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV344887.


Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.


Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS51SE2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344892.

Site visited on 3rd July and 27th September 1973.Three bowl barrows south-east of Beaford Moor all under pasture and two of them badly mutilated.


Griffith, F. M., 1984, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV344895.

Site visited on 12th May 1984.


Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.

Other details: Ashreigney 1-3.


Department of National Heritage, 1996, Three Bowl Barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece (Schedule Document). SDV344898.

Three bowl barrows 545 metres east of Cupper's Piece. The monument includes three bowl barrows situated on an exposed hilltop on the watershed between the River Torridge to the west and the River Taw to the east.


National Monuments Record, 2010, 33599 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV344897.

Three bowl barrows situated on an exposed hilltop on the watershed between the River Torridge to the west and River Taw to the east. Other details: SS51SE2.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Three 'Tumuli' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319515Undergraduate Dissertation: Bayer, O. J.. 1996. Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location. University of Leicester Dissertation. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344887Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. CPE/UK/2521. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4121-2.
SDV344892Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1973. SS51SE2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV344893Un-published: Unknown. 1922. Ancient Monuments. Unknown.
SDV344895Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 1984.
SDV344897National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 33599. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV344898Schedule Document: Department of National Heritage. 1996. Three Bowl Barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. [Mapped feature: #87070 ]
SDV7849Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 109.

Associated Monuments

MDV11966Parent of: Eastern Barrow south-east of Beaford Moor (Monument)
MDV11965Parent of: Southern Barrow south-east of Beaford Moor (Monument)
MDV11964Parent of: Western Barrow south-east of Beaford Moor (Monument)
MDV310Related to: Bowl Barrow on Beaford Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 24 2010 11:14AM