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| HER Number: | MDV12334 |
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| Name: | Barrow, Oakford |
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Summary
Barrow southwest of Bickham Barton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 864 200 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS82SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Oakford |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RACKENFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric bowl barrow north of Magpies Rest
- Local List: Tumulus, West of Oakford
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS82SE/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS82SE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV357393.
Tumulus (SS86432002).
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 125 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.
Barrow southwest of Bickham Barton. Visit on 27th September 1969. A bowl barrow on arable land. 32 paces diameter, 5 feet high. Indications of a ditch.
Road Construction Unit, 1975, North Devon Link Road 2, Aph=ndlr2(rcu)/8089/(28/8/1975) (Aerial Photograph). SDV343300.
Possible trace of mound visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - Central, Tumulus, Bickham Moor, Oakford
Tumulus, Bickham Moor, Oakford (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356890.
Tumulus, Bickham Moor, Oakford.
Description: The Bronze Age burial mound is located on Bickham Moor. There is evidence of an ancient highway linking Witheridge with Exmoor going from Knowstone through Lower Woodburn Farm, Oldways End and Five Cross Way.
Grid Reference: 286426/120025
Source: Oakford Parish Council
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Register of Heritage Assets, Tumulus, West of Oakford (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356889.
Tumulus, West of Oakford.
Importance: An important burial ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV343300 | Aerial Photograph: Road Construction Unit. 1975. North Devon Link Road 2. North Devon Link Road. Unknown. Aph=ndlr2(rcu)/8089/(28/8/1975). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80453 ] |
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| SDV356889 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Register of Heritage Assets. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Tumulus, West of Oakford. |
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| SDV356890 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - Central. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Tumulus, Bickham Moor, Oakford
Tumulus, Bickham Moor, Oakford. |
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| SDV357393 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS82SE3. SS82SE3. 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. 125. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2014 5:04PM |
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