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HER Number:MDV59896
Name:Barrow to north-east of Land End, Halwill Moor

Summary

Site of a barrow on the southern side of Halwill Moor Plantation. The barrow was recorded on a map of 1809 but there is now no visible trace of it on the ground.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 436 006
Map Sheet:SS40SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHalwill
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHALWILL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40SW/36

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 119 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Two barrows recorded in Halwill Moor Plantation. The second barrow at SS43650060 was recorded on a map of 1809 but has subsequently gone.


Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology, 1979 - 1981, North Devon Barrow Survey, DCRA ND90 (Archive - Survey). SDV341310.

Site visit 27th September 1979. Barrow unlocated.


Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location, 56 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.

Barrow 2a. Commented on by Grinsell, but no longer locatable.


Exeter Archaeology, 2004, Summary Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Site of the new Primary School, Halwill Junction, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV1968.

Uncertain identification. Seen by Grinsell but not by others.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1968Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2004. Summary Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Site of the new Primary School, Halwill Junction. Exeter Archaeology Report. 04.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4.
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. 56.
SDV341310Archive - Survey: Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology. 1979 - 1981. North Devon Barrow Survey. Devon Barrow Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. DCRA ND90.
SDV7849Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 119. [Mapped feature: #38249 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV404Related to: Barrow 500 metres north-east of Lane End, Halwill Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4415 - Devon Barrow Survey

Date Last Edited:Sep 1 2014 11:04AM