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| HER Number: | MDV103413 |
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| Name: | Possible Bowl Barrow South-West of Blurridge Farm |
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Summary
A low oval mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the east of Great Field Wood in Berrynabor, and is possibly the remains of a Prehistoric Bowl Barrow. The feature is not visible on later photographs, and may have been destroyed by agricultural improvement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 580 455 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1459810
- National Monuments Record: SS 54 NE 86
- Pastscape
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthwork mound does not correspond to any depicted features.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1631, NMR RAF 106G/UK/1655 4138 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349549.
A low oval mound is visible as an earthwork.
Exmoor National Park, 2009, Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350587.
A low oval mound is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s in a field at SS 5802 4552, to the east of Great Field Wood in Berrynarbor Parish. It measures approximately 9 metres in diameter and is possibly the remains of a Bronze Age Bowl Barrow. No ditch associated with the mound is visible. The mound is situated on the crest of a steep hill overlooking river valleys to the east and west, in a position typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments.
There is no record of this mound on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889, and it is not visible on the latest photographs available to the survey, taken in 1989. However, the field in which the mound is located appears to have been subjected to agricultural improvements, and the mound may have been erased by ploughing or other activities. In addition, the road to the east of the field appears to have been widenend at some point between the 1940s and the 1980s, which may also have damaged the site. Further investigation will be required to determine the exact condition of this mound, if indeed it has survived.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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/1655 4138 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62894 ] |
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| SDV350587 | Archive - Survey: Exmoor National Park. 2009. Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 14 2017 2:20PM |
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