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| HER Number: | MDV11915 |
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| Name: | Cremation Burial south of Barracane Beach, Morthoe |
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Summary
Burial pit discovered in the cliff face south of Barracane Beach in 1938. The pit contained black ash, charcoal and calcined bones with two burnt sea shells and larger pieces of bone on top with burnt sandy gravel above this.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 454 441 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CREMATION BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
TAYLOR + TAYLOR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59286.
A burial pit was discovered in september 1938 in the cliff face south of barricane beach. No barrow mound etc visible. The top of pit was splayed outwards, coated with a burnt clay layer. Walls and floor of pit not burnt. Dimensions 1'4" deep, 2'7" by 1'9" in plan at 5" depth. Contained mixed black ash, charcoal, calcined bones, with two burnt sea shells and larger pieces of bone on top, with burnt sandy gravel above this. Probable eba date.(taylor + taylor).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59287.
Osa=ss44se13/plan.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59288.
Taylor, h. + taylor, e. E. /proc. Univ bristol spelaeological soc/6(1946-52) 85-87/plan.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 729 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 207 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Cremation burial.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 729. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 207. [Mapped feature: #135854 Map object approximate based on this source., ] |
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| SDV59286 | Migrated Record: TAYLOR + TAYLOR. |
| SDV59287 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV59288 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2022 5:44PM |
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