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| HER Number: | MDV103174 |
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| Name: | Possible Barrow West of Hore Down Gate |
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Summary
A possible outlier to several probable Bronze Age barrows at Hore Down Gate is visible as an indistinct cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Further work is needed to confirm the interpretation, and any remains are vulnerable to ploughing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 534 441 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ilfracombe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILFRACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SW/30
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1631, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3109-3110 08-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349549.
A roughly circular pale area is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A pale roughly circular cropmark, circa 11 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken in July 1946. It is very indistinct but is noticeable within wetter land which appears as a mottled dark area on the aerial photographs. There are several barrows in the vicinity, many of which Grinsell recorded from a site visit in 1968, and it may be the remains of another prehistoric burial mound. However since it is only visible on a single run of aerial photographs caution must be used in interpretation; further work such as geophysical survey could help to clarify the extent and condition of the barrow cemetery at this hilltop location. Any earthwork or buried remains are highly vulnerable to destruction from continued agricultural activity.
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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| SDV349549 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1631. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3109-3110 08-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62663 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7339 | Related to: Barrow West of Hore Down Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2012 4:42PM |
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