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| HER Number: | MDV14666 |
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| Name: | Possible Bowl Barrow North-East of Berrydown Cross, Berrynarbor |
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Summary
A small mound is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a subtle earthwork to the north-west of Berrydown Cross. Bowl barrows of roughly similar size have been recorded within a barrow cemetery to the south and west of Berry Down and this earthwork could be the remains of an outlying monument.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 575 442 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berrynarbor |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRYNARBOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric barrow west of Higher Yelland
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 34160
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SE/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
CITED BY OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV68529.
Vis=14/4/1968 (grinsell) barrow west of higher yetland. Under grass. Diameter 20 paces, height 1 foot (cited by os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV68530.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/28(1970)111.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV68531.
Osa=ss54se13.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4248-4249 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A small and low earthwork mound is visible.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 939 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A low mound approximately 15-19 metres in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork in a field of pasture, centred at circa SS57514420 to the north-east of Berrydown Cross. A barrow cemetery containing bowl barrows of similar size has been recorded approximately 600 metres to the south-west and this earthwork could an outlier of this cemetery. The mound is not identifiable on later aerial photographs available to the survey. This field is now under cultivation and the earthwork might have been levelled by modern agricultural improvements.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 939. |
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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4248-4249 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #81307 ] |
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| SDV68529 | Report - Survey: CITED BY OS. |
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| SDV68530 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV68531 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2016 9:30AM |
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