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Summary

Row Barrow is a Prehistoric bowl barrow on the east side of Dunkeswell Turbury. It is visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016563: Row Barrow
• Scheduled Monument 1016563: Row Barrow
• Scheduled Monument 1016563: Row Barrow

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 188689
• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/7
• Old SAM County Ref: 196
• Old SAM Ref: 29674
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: ST10NW2

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.

Earthworks of Row Barrow are depicted on this map.

Ministry of Works, 1939, Row Barrow (Schedule Document). SDV340500.

Circumference 125 yards (114.3 metres), height 8 feet (2.43 metres). Cut into on one side. Other details: Monument 196.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4447-48 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Row Barrow is visible as an earthwork mound.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953 - 1962, ST10NW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340499.

Bracken covered mound, diameter 31 meters, height 1.8 meters. No sign of berm or ditch. Probably a bowl barrow slightly mutilated, possibly by disafforestation.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 117 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Site under heath and crowned by a large oak tree. Dug into from the north east side. Diameter30 paces, height 7 feet. Referred to as No.1 Dunkeswell.

Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983 (Un-published). SDV345762.

Department of Environment Field Monument Warden site visit on 8th December 1983.

Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.

Department of Environment Field Monument Warden site visit on 6th March 1986.

Unknown, 1992, Unknown (Ground Photograph). SDV124818.

Other details: 2 slides.

Unknown, 1992, Unknown, 1,2 (Ground Photograph). SDV124820.

Other details: Black and white print. Film number BH21.

Unknown, 1992, Unknown, 23-25 (Ground Photograph). SDV124819.

Other details: Colour print. Film number BH1.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Site visited on 21st August 1992.

1993, Untitled Source (Photograph). SDV124822.

Horner, B., 1993, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV340513.

Site visited on 6th December 1993 when no change was observed.

Salvatore, J. P., 1998, 144438 (Un-published). SDV340514.

Visited on 16th July 1998. Diameter 31meters, height circa 2 meters. Rounded appearance, with flat top. Partly infilled but visible trench 2 meters wide, 10 meters long in south-east side. No record of excavation. Trench may be result of antiquarian investigation. Other details: MPP 144438.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Row Barrow (Schedule Document). SDV345611.

The monument includes a Bronze Age bowl barrow known as Row Barrow, which is situated on a broad flat area of ground on the south side of Long Lane at Dunkeswell Turbury at the southern end of the Blackdown Hills. The land falls away steeply into the upper reaches of the Wolf Valley about 500 metres south of the barrow. The barrow mound stands about 2 metres high with a diameter of 31 metres and is of rounded appearance with a flat top. There is a partly infilled but visible trench 2 metres wide and 10 metres long on the south east side of the mound; however, there is no record of excavation and the trench may be the result of antiquarian investigation. Despite this Row Barrow survives well and will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to the monument and the landscape in which it was built. The fact that the barrow has its own place name indicates that it was recognised as a feature of the landscape in the early historic period. A survey of the Blackdown Hills completed in 1992, recorded some 50 barrows and cairns which together will provide a detailed insight into settlement of the area in the Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age period. Other details: Monument 29674.

National Monuments Record, 2010, 188689 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV345612.

A Bronze Age bowl barrow known as Row Barrow, which is situated on a broad flat area of ground on the south side of Long Lane at Dunkeswell Turbury at the southern end of the Blackdown Hills. The barrow mound stands about 2 metres high with a diameter of 31 metres and is of rounded appearance with a flat top. There is a partly infilled but visible trench 2 metres wide and 10 metres long on the south east side of the mound; there is no record of excavation and the trench may be the result of antiquarian investigation.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

'Row Barrow' shown on modern mapping. Map object previously based on this Source.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1305 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Row Barrow is visible as an earthwork mound.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

The prehistoric burial mound of Row Barrow is visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs of 1947 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on Dunkeswell Turbury. The circular mound measures approximately 29m in diameter and is situated on fairly level ground. It is located in close proximity to two other barrows to the east (MDV50853) and southwest (MDV11498). A noticeable kink is evident on lidar images along the northeast edge of the barrow, which has been interpreted elsewhere within this record as possible evidence of antiquarian investigation, or tree disturbance. There is no discernible evidence for an outer ditch, as visible with barrow MDV50853 to the east. The barrow is largely obscure by tree cover on other aerial photographs and digital images.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV124818	Ground Photograph: Unknown. 1992. Unknown. Unknown. Slide.
SDV124819	Ground Photograph: Unknown. 1992. Unknown. Unknown. Photograph (Paper). 23-25.
SDV124820	Ground Photograph: Unknown. 1992. Unknown. Unknown. Photograph (Paper). 1,2.
SDV124822	Photograph: 1993. Slide.
SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV340499	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953 - 1962. ST10NW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV340500	Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. 1939. Row Barrow. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV340513	Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1993. Unknown.
SDV340514	Un-published: Salvatore, J. P.. 1998. 144438. Monument Protection Programme. Unknown.
SDV344030	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV345611	Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. Row Barrow. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Single Sheet.
SDV345612	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 188689. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV345664	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1986. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV345762	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1983. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4447-48 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1305 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #81518 ]
SDV7849	Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 117.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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