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| HER Number: | MDV12567 |
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| Name: | Barrow near Court Castle, Winkleigh |
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Summary
A Bronze Age rapier was found in the 19C in round barrow which formerly stood beside the Exeter to Bideford road near Court Castle at Winkleigh
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 632 083 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS60NW5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV15913.
Tucker, C., 1867, Untitled Source, 113,120, Fig 1 (Article in Serial). SDV15912.
A barrow lay by the side of the 'Old Road' from Exeter to Bideford at Winkleigh. A bronze rapier in perfect condition was discovered in the barrow in the 19C. The blade was 17 inches long and the hilt had two rivets.
Jewitt, L., 1873, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV322233.
Evans, J., 1881, Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Irela (Monograph). SDV322234.
Burnard, R., 1906, Early Man, 364 (Article in Monograph). SDV322231.
Fox, A., 1954, Untitled Source, 243-5 (Article in Serial). SDV322232.
Rowlands, M. J., 1976, The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, 403 (Monograph). SDV322235.
Other details: No 1695.
Pearce, S. M., 1979, The Distribution and Production of Bronze Age Metalwork, 142 (Article in Serial). SDV322230.
Rapier parallel sides, two rivets, mid-rib, bevelled blade. Length 430mm.
Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location, Winkleigh 1 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.
Other details: BA Dissertation: Leicester University.
Humphreys, C., 2005, Land between Shute Lane & Exeter Road, Winkleigh, 2.2, 2.3 (Report - Assessment). SDV322214.
A Bronze Age rapier was found in the 19C in round barrow which formerly stood beside the Exeter to Bideford road near Court Castle at Winkleigh.
ACE Archaeology Club, Undated, Possible Earthwork (Worksheet). SDV358446.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15912 | Article in Serial: Tucker, C.. 1867. Archaeological Journal. 24. Unknown. 113,120, Fig 1. |
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| SDV15913 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS60NW5. SS60NW. |
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| SDV319515 | Undergraduate Dissertation: Bayer, O. J.. 1996. Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location. University of Leicester Dissertation. A4 Stapled + Digital. Winkleigh 1. |
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| SDV322214 | Report - Assessment: Humphreys, C.. 2005. Land between Shute Lane & Exeter Road, Winkleigh. Southwest Archaeology Report. 050720. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2.2, 2.3. |
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| SDV322230 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1979. The Distribution and Production of Bronze Age Metalwork. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 37. 142. |
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| SDV322231 | Article in Monograph: Burnard, R.. 1906. Early Man. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. A4 Hardback. 364. |
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| SDV322232 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. 243-5. |
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| SDV322233 | Monograph: Jewitt, L.. 1873. History of Plymouth. |
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| SDV322234 | Monograph: Evans, J.. 1881. Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Irela. Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Irela. Unknown. |
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| SDV322235 | Monograph: Rowlands, M. J.. 1976. The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain. The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in So. BAR 31. Unknown. 403. |
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| SDV358446 | Worksheet: ACE Archaeology Club. Undated. Possible Earthwork. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV334 - RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV1867 - Land between Shute Lane & Exeter Road, Winkleigh
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2020 6:32AM |
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