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HER Number: | MDV1979 |
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Name: | Prehistoric Barrow east of Little Bray Cross |
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Summary
One of a group of five Bronze Age round barrows to the east of Little Bray Cross
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 669 374 |
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Map Sheet: | SS63NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bratton Fleming |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRATTON FLEMING |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 34530
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 12
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63NE/8
- Old SAM County Ref: 640B
- Old SAM Ref: 32235 (Part of)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS63NE12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 700 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, CPE/UK/2082, 4060-4061 (Aerial Photograph). SDV343041.
Ministry of Works, 1968, Two Round Barrows 600 yards east of Little Bray Cross (Schedule Document). SDV343077.
Two round barrows to the east of Little Bray Cross. Barrow a) in good condition. Barrow b) to the southeast with diameter 45 feet (13.72 metres) by 1 foot (0.3 metres) high .
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 112 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.
Barrow 11 paces diameter by 1 foot high.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1972 - 1973, SS63NE12 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343080.
Five turf covered ditchless mounds are either barrows or cairns. Barrow B) 16 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Round Barrow Cemetery 500 metres east of Little Bray Cross (Schedule Document). SDV343079.
Round barrow cemetery 500 metres east of Little Bray Cross situated on a prominent ridge known as Berry Hill overlooking the valley of the river Bray. The monument survives as five circular mounds od varying sizes arranged in two pairs with one outlier. All have approximately 2 metre wide surrounding quarry ditches and in all cases these are preserved as buried features. The northernmost pair of barrows are the most prominent with this southern mound being 16 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high. This mound is crossed by a stone built field boundary on the western side. Other details: Part of Monument Number 32235.
National Monuments Record, 2007 - 2009, National Monuments Record Index incorporating Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme for SS63NE (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343039.
A round barrow cemetery situated on a prominent ridge known as Berry Hill, Bratton Fleming. The monument survives as five circular mounds of varying size arranged as two pairs with one single outlier. All have 2 metre wide surrounding quarry ditches from which material to construct the mounds was derived; in all cases these are preserved as buried features. The northernmost pair of barrows are the most prominent. Of these, the northen mound measures 17.4 metres in diameter and 0.9 metres high, while the southern mound is 16 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high. Of the westernmost pair of barrows, the eastern barrow lies on the summit of the hill and measures 14.4 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high; the western barrow is 16.2 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. The final barrow is the single outlier which is the southernmost of the whole group. This measures 15.8 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. Other details: Part of Monument Number 34530.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV343039 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2007 - 2009. National Monuments Record Index incorporating Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme for SS63NE. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Unbound. |
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SDV343041 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4060-4061. |
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SDV343077 | Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. 1968. Two Round Barrows 600 yards east of Little Bray Cross. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap. |
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SDV343079 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. Round Barrow Cemetery 500 metres east of Little Bray Cross. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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SDV343080 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1972 - 1973. SS63NE12. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV7849 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 112. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV1980 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow east of Little Bray Cross (Monument) |
MDV1981 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow east of Little Bray Cross (Monument) |
MDV1982 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow east of Little Bray Cross (Monument) |
MDV1978 | Related to: Prehistoric Barrow east of Little Bray Cross (Monument) |
MDV75795 | Related to: Prehistoric Cairn east of Little Bray Cross (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Oct 30 2013 11:33AM |
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