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Summary

Round barrow in a prominent location on Riddlecombe Moor.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015148: Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross

Other References/Statuses

• MPP Archaeological Item Dataset: 139552
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SE/30
• Old SAM Ref: 28607
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS51SE6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Site visit 27th September 1969. Barrow, Riddlecombe Moor. Grass. Diameter 20 paces, height 3 feet.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS51SE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340068.

Site visit 12th February 1955. One of two barrows. Diameter about 12m. A low mound only conspicuous because of grass discolouration.
Site visit 27th September 1973. A bowl barrow 20m diameter and up to 0.9m high, mutilated on the west side.

Gerrard, H., 1995, Round Barrow 330m NNW of Winkleigh Moor Cross (Un-published). SDV340069.

Site visit 22nd November 1995. Round barrow situated on Riddlecombe Moor in a prominent location on the watershed between the river Torridge to the west and the river Taw to the east. The barrow survives as a circular flat topped mound with a 20.4m diameter and stands up to 0.8m high. A slight hollow towards the western side of the mound may represent partial early excavation or robbing. The ditch from which the mound material was derived surrounds the barrow and is preserved as a buried feature c.3.4m wide. Other details: AI number 139552.

Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.

Other details: Ashreigney 4.

Department of National Heritage, 1996, Bowl Barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (Schedule Document). SDV340070.

Smith, R. P., 2013, Coldharbour Farm, Ashreigney, Torridge, Devon: Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Wind Turbine, 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV354451.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

Tumulus marked at northern end of field opposite Mudhouse Farm.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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