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Summary

A mound surrounded by a narrow ditch, probably a bowl barrow of Bronze Age date, was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the gentle south-facing slopes south of Burrow Farm, Clayhidon parish. The earthworks have probably been levelled although sub-surface remains probably survive.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric round barrow south-west of Knowle Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 188668
• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NE/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

1840s, Clayhidon (Cartographic). SDV57884.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Circular feature shown on RAF aerial photograph circa 35 metres diameter on the west side of a triangular field. The western and southern field boundaries have since been removed. Other details: Digital Mapping. Map object based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3300-3301 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork mound and ditch was visible.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3195-3196 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

An earthwork mound and ditch was clearly visible. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1975, ST10NE 6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV57883.

No traces of mound in this pasture field, but central to the site is a distinct cropmark. This consists of a 2.0 metres - 3.0 metres wide band of dark grass evidently representing a former ditch. It forms a continuous circle of 40m diameter overall. Other details: Plan.

Hunting Surveys Limited, 1982, HSL/UK/82/45, HSL/UK/82/45 V 994-995 27-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359526.

Slight surface earthworks and cropmarks were visible.

Quinnell, O. S, 1982, Untitled Source (Correspondence). SDV57881.

Tithe Map shows a mound in field called 'Burrow Close'. Pasture and no barrow observed, but superb cropmark of ditch forming a continuous circle 40 metres overall in diameter. May be ring ditch of otherwise destroyed barrow despite large size. Two others nearby from same source.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 12, Part 1; 99-100, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 518 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Field called ‘Burrow Close’ on Tithe Apportionment. No mound visible in field. However, distinct cropmark (darker grass) of a ditch forms continuous circle 40 metres diameter. Cropmark may represent ring ditch of destroyed barrow despite large size. Site lies to north of the survey area.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 518 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 518 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1709 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The mound cannot be seen as an earthwork but a narrow cropmark of a ditch was visible.

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

An earthwork mound approximately 36 to 38 metres in diameter was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1948 on the gentle south-facing slopes roughly 810m west-north-west of Whitedown Cross, Clayhidon parish. The mound was surrounded by a shallow ditch 1 and 3 metres wide. A hollow approximately 15 metres in diameter was visible at the summit of the mound, possible evidence of antiquarian investigation or earlier robbing.
The earthworks are interpreted as a bowl barrow of Bronze Age date. Slight earthworks and cropmarks were visible on aerial photographs of 1982. No evidence of the mound can be seen on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014 and the above ground earthworks might have been levelled by arable cultivation, but a narrow cropmark of the outer ditch was visible indicating that sub-surface remains are likely to survive.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648	Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 12, Part 1; 99-100, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 518.
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3300-3301 11-APR-1947.
SDV358490	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 518.
SDV359019	Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 518.
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.
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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1709 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359526	Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1982. HSL/UK/82/45. Hunting Aero Surveys Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). HSL/UK/82/45 V 994-995 27-AUG-1982.
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3195-3196 11-MAR-1948.
SDV57881	Correspondence: Quinnell, O. S. 1982.
SDV57883	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1975. ST10NE 6. ST10NE.
SDV57884	Cartographic: 1840s. Clayhidon. Tithe Map.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV3128 - Unnamed Event
• EDV3129 - East Devon heathlands archaeological survey
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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