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| HER Number: | MDV102319 |
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| Name: | Possible barrow south-west of Tosberry |
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Summary
A roughly circular mound is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1946. Its size and location are consistent with an interpretation as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date. Although not visible on later aerial photographs some earthworks may survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 257 204 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clovelly |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLOVELLY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5123-5124 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
A roughly circular mound is visible as an earthwork.
Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78038, NMR OS/78038 240-241 10-MAY-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349082.
A slight mound is visible as an earthwork, and to the north several pale circular cropmarks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A roughly circular mound, approximately 11 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1946. Its size and location are consistent with an interpretation as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date. In 1978 aerial photographs, the mound is just visible as a circular earthwork, and although apparently impacted by ridges from modern deep ploughing, which cross the mound north to south, some earthworks may survive. Several pale circular cropmarks are visible in the ploughed field, 25 to 85 metres to the north of the mound, in the 1978 aerial photographs. It is possible that these could have formed over the remains of further barrows that had been levelled to a greater extent, but they are in very close proximity to each other and could simply be the result of the plouging of rough ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349082 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78038. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/78038 240-241 10-MAY-1978. |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5123-5124 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61769 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 29 2012 4:44PM |
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