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HER Number:MDV124509
Name:Possible barrow on Ideford Common, Ideford

Summary

A mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on Ideford Common, Ideford. The mound may be the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date, part of a barrow cemetery recorded across Ideford Common.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 901 785
Map Sheet:SX97NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishIdeford
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishIDEFORD

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/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4087-4088 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

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 an oval earthwork approximately 6m by 5m in size, on Ideford Common, Ideford. The mound may be the remains of a barrow of Bronze Age date, part of a wider barrow cemetery recorded across the Common (MDV79238).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352344Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4087-4088 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #114813 ]
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

MDV79238Part of: Barrow Cemetery on Ideford Common (Monument)

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:Jan 9 2019 11:24AM