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| HER Number: | MDV11746 |
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| Name: | Barrow at Appledore |
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Summary
Alleged burial site of Hubba the Dane in the 9th century
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 298 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Lower Palaeolithic to Saxon - 698000 BC to 1065 AD (Between))
Full description
Anonymous, 1879, Essays by a Society of Gentlemen at Exeter, 147 (Article in Serial). SDV338649.
Alleged site of burial of Hubba the Dane. A barrow at Appledore surmounted by a large stone block.
Rogers, I., 1948, The Invasion of North Devon by Hubba the Dane, 119-26 (Article in Serial). SDV12738.
Hubba was buried on the shore at Appledore under a large heap of stones. In former years a number of large stones lay scattered about the spot & one of immense size was named The Hubba Stone. The stones have since disappeared but the site is known as Hubbastone Shore & is parallel to Hubbastone Road. The death of Hubba occurred in January 878.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SS42NE8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV338650.
Hubbastone Shore now called Hubbastone Yard used for shipbuilding & has been extended towards the water enclosing the site of Hubba's burial place.
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 98 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.
Evidence of the burial of Hubba the Dane in a barrow in North Devon rests on a 12th centruy documentary source. Grinsell suggests the Hubba Stone site at Appledore can be rejected with more likely sites being a barrow to the west of Clovelly Dykes or the barrow at Gallantry Bower.
Exeter Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological Assessment of the Appledore Fish Dock, Appledore, Northam, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV338648.
Other details: Site 3.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV12738 | Article in Serial: Rogers, I.. 1948. The Invasion of North Devon by Hubba the Dane. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 80. A5 Hardback. 119-26. |
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| SDV338648 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological Assessment of the Appledore Fish Dock, Appledore, Northam. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.103. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV338649 | Article in Serial: Anonymous. 1879. Essays by a Society of Gentlemen at Exeter. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 11. A5 Hardback. 147. |
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| SDV338650 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SS42NE8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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. 98. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11743 | Related to: Bloody Corner, Northam (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4241 - Appledore Fish Dock, Northam
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2018 9:32AM |
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