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| HER Number: | MDV11915 |
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| Name: | Cremation Burial south of Barracane Beach, Morthoe |
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Summary
A burial pit was discovered in the cliff face south of Barricane 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
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS44SE13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CREMATION BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Taylor, H. + Taylor, E. E., 1946-52, Untitled Source, 85-87, Plan (Article in Serial). SDV59288.
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 1ft 4in deep, 2ft 7in by 1ft 9in in plan at 5in 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 Early Bronze Age date.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS44SE13, Plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV59287.
A burial pit was discovered in the cliff face south of Barricane Beach in 1938. The pit was 1ft 4ins deep and 2ft 7ins by 1ft 9ins wide. The pit contained a heap of black ash, charcoal and calcined human bone on top of which were two burnt sea shells and some larger pieces of bone. The pit was dated to the Early-Middle Bronze Age. See card for more details (citing Taylor and Taylor 1946-52).
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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| SDV59287 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS44SE13. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. Plan. |
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| SDV59288 | Article in Serial: Taylor, H. + Taylor, E. E.. 1946-52. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 6. Unknown. 85-87, Plan. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 4 2025 6:19PM |
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