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HER Number:MDV122769
Name:Barrow at Exeter Racecourse, Great Haldon, Kenn

Summary

A circular mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the north-west edge of Exeter Racecourse, Great Haldon, Kenn. The mound occupied a prominent position on a north-east facing spur on Great Haldon. It is interpreted as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 898 837
Map Sheet:SX88SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKenn
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKENN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3134-3135 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a roughly circular low earthwork approximately 25 metres in diameter on the north-east facing slopes of Great Haldon, Kenn. It is interpreted as a possible barrow of Bronze Age date. The mound was probably levelled during landscaping and access works at Exeter Racecourse. A smaller earthwork ringwork, possibly a cairn, was visible approximately 35metres to the south-west.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3134-3135 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #113118 ]
SDV361305Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Date Last Edited:Aug 24 2018 12:01PM