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HER Number: | MDV132613 |
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Name: | Barrow to west of Matford Barton, Exminster |
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Summary
A circular anomaly recorded on a geophysical survey may be evidence of a former barrow and associated with the known barrow site located to the east.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 920 892 |
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Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Exminster |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ALPHINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Hughes, S. + Valentin, J., 2010, Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey, Table 2, Appendix 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV347868.
Targeted geophysical survey undertaken as part of an archaeological and cultural heritage assessment of land to the south-west of Exeter recorded a circular anomaly (G) in Plot 13 which may be evidence of a former barrow and associated with the known barrow site located to the east.
Several linear features that appear to emanate from the circular features (K, H. M) may represent former trackways leading to the cemetery.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV347868 | Report - Assessment: Hughes, S. + Valentin, J.. 2010. Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey. AC Archaeology Report. ACD114/2/0. Digital + A4. Table 2, Appendix 4. [Mapped feature: #136501 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV17714 | Related to: Prehistoric barrow cemetery to west of Matford Barton, Exminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5326 - Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey of Land to the south-west of Exeter
Date Last Edited: | Apr 1 2022 11:31AM |
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