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HER Number: | MDV1145 |
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Name: | Bowl Barrow near Gibbet Moor Cross |
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Summary
One of three bowl barrows which survive as circular mounds in a linear arrangement, situated on a ridge overlooking the valley which marks the source of the River Dart.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 883 169 |
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Map Sheet: | SS81NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Templeton |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | TEMPLETON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS81NE/4
- Old SAM County Ref: 893B
- Old SAM Ref: 32232
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS81NE 3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOWL BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1967, SS81NE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343246.
Site visit 23rd October 1967. One of three bowl barrows: 'B' is a low, very spread mound of ill-defined perimeter, 0.6 metres high. Other details: Plan.
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 128 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.
Site visit 27th May 1958. Diameter 27 paces, height 3 feet.
Department of Environment, 1971, Three Round Barrows South of Gibbet Moor Cross (Schedule Document). SDV343245.
Site visit 29th March 1971. Three round barrows in grass field, but probably formerly arable: (b) 27 yards diameter, 3 feet high. Other details: Map.
Weston, S., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983 (Un-published). SDV343247.
Department of Environment, 1989, Proposed Works at Three Round Barrows South of Gibbet Moor, Templeton, Devon (Correspondence). SDV343248.
Scheduled monument consent granted for ploughing and reseeding.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Three Bowl Barrows 250 Metres South-east of Gibbet Moor Cross (Schedule Document). SDV343249.
The central one of three bowl barrows situated on a ridge overlooking the valley which marks the source of the River Dart. The barrows survive as circular mounds in a linear arrangement, aligned east to west. The barrows all have 2 metre wide surrounding quarry ditches from which material to construct the mounds was derived; for each barrow these are preserved as buried features. The ditches of the western and central barrows merge together, and the central barrow measures 27.1 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high Other details: Map.
English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 102 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.
Extensive significant problems, ie under plough, collapse.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 94 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.
English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 90 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.
Extensive significant problems, ie under plough, collapse. Declining.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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SDV342694 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 102. |
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SDV343245 | Schedule Document: Department of Environment. 1971. Three Round Barrows South of Gibbet Moor Cross. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap. |
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SDV343246 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1967. SS81NE3. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV343247 | Un-published: Weston, S.. 1983. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Unknown. |
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SDV343248 | Correspondence: Department of Environment. 1989. Proposed Works at Three Round Barrows South of Gibbet Moor, Templeton, Devon. Scheduled Monument Consent Letter. A4 Stapled. |
SDV343249 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. Three Bowl Barrows 250 Metres South-east of Gibbet Moor Cross. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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SDV344777 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 94. |
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SDV355280 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2011. Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West. english Heritage. Digital. 90. |
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SDV7849 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 128. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV1146 | Related to: Bowl Barrow near Gibbet Moor Cross (Monument) |
MDV1144 | Related to: Bowl Barrow near Gibbet Moor Cross (Monument) |
MDV61702 | Related to: Prehistoric Flint from Gibbet Moor Farm (Find Spot) |
MDV57996 | Related to: Prehistoric Tools from Gibbet Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2014 1:45PM |
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