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| HER Number: | MDV103212 |
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| Name: | Possible Bowl Barrow, Berry Down |
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Summary
A low mound visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1955 on the north facing slopes of Berry Down might be the remains of a round barrow of Bronze Age date. Bowl barrows of similar size have been recorded forming a barrow cemetery further south on the higher slopes of Berry Down. This earthwork could form an outlier of this cemetery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 572 444 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berrynarbor |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRYNARBOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Possible Barrow, Berry Down.
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BOWL BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/58/1928 (F21), NMR RAF/58/1928 F21 0052-0053 25-NOV-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350635.
A possible low earthwork mound 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 low earthwork mound circa 22 metres in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of July November 1955 on the north facing slopes of Berry Down. The earthwork has been interpreted as possible evidence of a Bowl Barrow of Bronze Age date. Bowl barrows of similar and larger size have been recorded forming a barrow cemetery further to the south on the higher slopes of Berry Down. This earthwork could be an outlier of this cemetery, possibly on a false crest as the Down is approached from the combe to the north. The earthwork is not visible on any later aerial photographs available to the survey and might have been levelled by modern agricultural improvements.
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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| SDV350635 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/58/1928 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/1928 F21 0052-0053 25-NOV-1955. [Mapped feature: #62699 ] |
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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: | Aug 1 2017 4:04PM |
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