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HER Number:MDV12560
Name:Bowl Barrow West of Berry Down Cross

Summary

Ploughed down bowl barrow shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 568 437
Map Sheet:SS54SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBerrynarbor
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERRYNARBOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Two prehistoric barrows east of Twitchen Farm, part of barrow cemetery on Berry Down

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SE/17

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Tumuli' shown on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.


Ordnance Survey, 1905, 5SE (Cartographic). SDV335614.


Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953 - 1975, SS54SE4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV67176.

Site visit 3rd September 1953. No trace.
Site visit 16th September 1953. Ploughed out, no surface finds. Other details: Barrow C.


Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 111 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Bowl barrow, diameter 11 paces, height 6". Other details: Barrow 6.


Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Stowford Farm Meadows, Berry Down, 5, 16 (Report - Assessment). SDV60793.

Feature not visible in 2002. Other details: Fig 5, Site 7.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV335614Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 5SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80558 ]
SDV60793Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Stowford Farm Meadows, Berry Down. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5, 16.
SDV67176Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953 - 1975. SS54SE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV7849Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 111.

Associated Monuments

MDV2163Related to: Barrow ‘B’ west of East Down Cross (Monument)
MDV7343Related to: Barrow ‘C’ west of East Down Cross (Monument)
MDV2164Related to: Barrow 'A' west of East Down Cross (Monument)
MDV2168Related to: Barrow 'A' west of Twitchen Farm (Monument)
MDV2166Related to: Barrow 'D' west of Twitchen Farm (Monument)
MDV7344Related to: Bowl Barrow 'E' west of Berry Down Cross (Monument)
MDV7345Related to: Bowl Barrow 'F' west of Berry Down Cross (Monument)
MDV12561Related to: Bowl Barrow West of Berry Down Cross (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV277 - Unnamed Event
  • EDV278 - Unnamed Event

Date Last Edited:Aug 18 2010 2:49PM