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| HER Number: | MDV102374 |
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| Name: | Possible barrow south of Tosberry |
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Summary
An earthwork is visible as a mound with a small pit in the top on 1946 aerial photographs and as a ring-shaped earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1995. It seems to post-date post-medieval or modern narrow ridge and furrow, but its function is unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 258 206 |
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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))
- MOUND (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5124-5125 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
A roughly circular mound with a small pit in the top is visible as an earthwork.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349066.
Ordnance Survey, 1995, OS/95637, NMR OS/95637 093 25-JUL-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349089.
A circular ring-shaped earthwork is 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 12 metres in diameter, and with a small pit in the top, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Its size and location are consistent with an interpretation as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date, but as it appears to overlie the narrow ridge and furrow that covers the moor, it is therefore more likely to be of post-medieval or modern date. In 1995 aerial photographs a ring-shaped earthwork is clearly visible in this location, but its function is unknown.
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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| SDV349066 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1967. MAL/67007. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV349089 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95637. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/95637 093 25-JUL-1995. |
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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 5124-5125 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61825 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2020 5:20PM |
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