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Western White Barrow
Hob Uid: 441456
Location : Devon South Hams, West Devon South Brent, Dartmoor Forest
Grid Ref : SX6536206548
Summary : A large cairn measuring 21 by 17.5 metres wide with a maximum height of 1.7 metres. It has been badly mutilated by the construction of a two room building within it.
More information : (SX 65366547) Western White Barrow (NR). (1) Western White Barrow (name confirmed) is a large cairn, 21m by 17.5 m and a maximum of 1.7 m high, and lies on the summit of a broad level hill at 480 m above OD. It has been badly mutilated by the construction of a two room building, with fireplace, 11.5 m by 4.7 m overall, within its mass, and its original form is conjectural. Petre's Cross (SX 66 NE 37) has been set up upon the cairn. O.S.10000 Survey revised. (2) Listed under round barrows, cairns and cists. Visited by Grinsell 23 June 1978. (3) SX6536265485. As described. A 1:2500 survey is deposited in the archive. (4).

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Source : Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)
Source details : OS 6" 1969
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Source : Field Investigators Comments
Source details : F1 CC 17-JUL-77
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Source Number : 3
Source : Devon Archaeological Society proceedings
Source details : (L V Grinsell)
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Vol(s) : 36, 1978

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Source : Field Investigators Comments
Source details : Hazel Riley/21-FEB-1996/RCHME : Dartmoor Royal Forest project.
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Source : SX 66 NE/ink survey
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 66 NE 36
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Associated Activities : FIELD OBSERVATION ON SX 66 NE 36
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-07-17
End Date : 1977-07-17

Associated Activities : RCHME: DARTMOOR ROYAL FOREST PROJECT
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-04-10
End Date : 1996-07-12

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Western White Barrow