More information : (SS 68324294)
(SS 68344295)
Tumuli (NR)
(SS 68354299)
(1)
A. SS 68324294, 16 paces diameter x 3ft
B. SS 68364295, 15 paces x 1ft
C. SS 68354299, 14 paces x 3ft
All round barrows.(2)
Three round barrows lying in open moorland.
A 18.0m diameter and 1.0m high, has a central depression.
B 17.0m diameter and 0.4m high
C SS 68344299; 13.0m diameter and 0.6m high
Resurveyed at 1:2500 (3)
A group of three barrows centred at SS 68344297.
SS 68324294. A roughly circular turfy, tussocky mound measuring 16m north-south and 17m west-east. It is 1.5m high on the western side, but otherwise 0.9m high. The summit of the mound measures 10.2m in diameter. It has been disturbed by an excavation, in the form of a square pit roughly 4.5m across and 0.4m deep.
SS 68344295. A turf covered mound measuring 11.2m north-south by 10.6m west-east, and 0.5m high. The summit measures 6.7m north-south by 5.5m west-east, and has an amorphous hollow at its centre. Further disturbance is visible on the western and eastern scarps of the mound. Here an outer rim possibly represents either excavation spoil, or alternatively an attemp to discover the former extent of the mound and to establish whether it had a kerb.
SS 68344300. A turfy, tussocky mound, very disturbed by excavation, but measuring approximately 12.2n north-south by 11m west-east. It has a summit diameter of 7.5m. The mound stands to 0.8m on the north and west sides, but 0.6m on the south and east.
The excavation is in the form of a central pit driven in through the east side of the mound. It measures 3.2m north-south and 6.9m west-east. A further area of disturbance which may be associated with the excavation exists on the northern crest of the mound.
McDonnell (4) records three further mounds at SS 68384297, SS 68424298 and SS 68024295 from APs. No surface evidence for these features was observed.
Aspect: Generally west-facing. The barrows occupy a ridge-end position with ground falling to north, south and west. To the east is higher ground with the Chapman Barrows (SS 64 SE 19) (5). (4-5)
The three barrows described above are all visible on aerial photographs as low earthworks, only one of which shows signs of disturbance. There is no trace of the three additional mounds on the aerial photographs viewed during the Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme; however the ground does appear very uneven in this area. Several other similiar mounds are visible in this area (see NMR UID 34715 and 34721) (6). |