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Summary

Large mound on western edge of major trackway, although not immediately obvious due to height of vegetation. Covered in bracken and in an area of dense gorse.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow west of Squabmoor Reservoir

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/333

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

SIMPSON + HORNER, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV114743.

Vis=(25/09/2003) barrow in heathland area at above approximate ngr. Mound 14m east-west x 12m north-south x c1.2m high with a hollow depression in centre + a possible ditch on the north side. Mound is truncated by a track to the east. Barrow is overgrown with bracken but tree growth has recently been removed (simpson + horner).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114744.

Des=simpson,j. K. +horner,w.(dcc)/(25/09/2003)/as above.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2589 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Barrow.

Exeter Archaeology, 2007, East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007, 9, Site No. 2589 (Archive - Survey). SDV351571.

Barrow recorded in 2003 at approximate grid reference. Mound measures 14 metres east-west by 12 metres north-south by circa 1.2 metre high with a depression in the centre and a possible ditch on the north side. Mound is truncated by a track to the east. In 2003, the barrow was overgrown with bracken but tree growth had recently been removed.

Exists as a large mound on western edge of major trackway, although not immediately obvious due to height of vegetation. Covered in bracken and in an area of dense gorse.

Protection during vegetation clearance or any works to the trackway which cuts through the feature.

Possible interpretation as one of a group of barrows in this area.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

The site of the potential prehistoric barrow was not clearly visible on aerial photographs or digital images made available to this survey. LiDAR data which may have provided greater clarity of the potential barrow was incomplete within this area and could not be viewed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV114743	Report - Survey: SIMPSON + HORNER.
SDV114744	Migrated Record:
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2589.
SDV351571	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 9, Site No. 2589.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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