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| HER Number: | MDV114947 |
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| Name: | Clearance Cairns or Barrows, South Down Common, Beer Head, Devon |
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Summary
Clearance cairns or barrows were identified during a geophysical survey on South Down Common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 224 880 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY28NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Beer |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of prehistoric field system and remains of concrete bases of former buildings associated with RAF Beer Head between South Down Common and Arratt's Hill
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Freer, D, 04/2006, South Down Common, Beer Head, Devon (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV359552.
A geophysical survey, using magnetometry, was conducted on three discrete areas on South Down Common, Beer Head, Devon. The Three areas of geophysical survey have possibly helped reveal what appear to be clearance cairns or barrows.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #74269 ] |
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| SDV359552 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Freer, D. 04/2006. South Down Common, Beer Head, Devon. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6948 - Geophysical Survey, South Down Common, Beer Head, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2018 2:41PM |
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