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Summary

Barrow 'G' is one of thirteen in the cemetery on the ridge of Crownhill Down of 12.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. The barrow is visible on aerial photographs

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1004572: Crownhill Down, barrow cemetery

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 438398
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/1/6
• Old SAM County Ref: 759G

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4251-4252 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Department of Environment, 1970, Crownhill Down Barrow Cemetery (Schedule Document). SDV343785.

Barrow (G) a ring cairn with a possible small cairn in the centre with a flat top and a raised rim. Diameter 11 metres and 0.4 metres high. Other details: Monument 759.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Site visited on 5th September 1972. Probable cairn of 11.5 metres diameter and 0.2 metres high.

Edwards, C., 1979, An archaeological survey of an area surrounding Hemerdon Ball (Report - Survey). SDV337241.

Site visited on 15th June 1979.

Department of Environment, 1986, Crownhill Down Barrow Cemetery (Schedule Document). SDV343786.

Crownhill Down Prehistoric cemetery Barrow (G). Other details: Monument 759.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 194-6, 214, Map 52, Figure 52.16 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Crownhill Down '3' cairn at SX57235978 of 12.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. One of the thirteen cairns in the barrow cemetery on the ridge of Crownhill Down.

Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.

Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.

National Monuments Record, 2010, 438398 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343789.

Group of round barrows or cairns on Crownhill Down. Barrow (G) is a damaged round barrow 16 metres in diameter and up to 0.8 metres high. Part of the southern side has been cut back.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5759 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 05-APR-2007 ACCESSED 11-JUN-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A roughly circular and flat topped mound circa 14 by 15m across is identifiable as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 at circa SX57235977 on the south-west facing slopes of Crownhill Down, overlooking Old Bottle Hill leat. The mound was clearly visible on images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 and remains visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The earthwork is interpreted as a slightly mutilated barrow of Bronze Age date.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1004572 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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