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| HER Number: | MDV20200 |
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| Name: | Hornaburrow Field to north-west of Southcott Barton, Westleigh |
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Summary
Field named as Hornaburrow on the 1840 Tithe Map and Apportionment. The burrow element could indicate the site of former earthworks, possibly a prehistoric barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 464 279 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Westleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WESTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/92
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., 12/06/1984, Fieldwalking on route of proposed bypass (Personal Comment). SDV59921.
Site visit 12th June 1984. Field under corn and not walked. Occupies a hillslope. No features visible from nearby. On line of Barnstaple bypass.
Griffiths, D. M., 12/10/1984, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass, Site 1 (Un-published). SDV356775.
The field name is suggestive of former earthworks. Site on one of the proposed alternative routes for the Barnstaple bypass.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
King, A. C., 1979, Bideford Bypass Survey, No. 2 (Report - Survey). SDV1506.
Field named as Hornaburrow on 1840 Tithe Map and Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
The Barnstaple bypass, the A39, runs across the middle of this former field.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1506 | Report - Survey: King, A. C.. 1979. Bideford Bypass Survey. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Unknown. No. 2. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82705 ] |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV356775 | Un-published: Griffiths, D. M.. 12/10/1984. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site 1. |
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| SDV59921 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. 12/06/1984. Fieldwalking on route of proposed bypass. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV23334 | Related to: Daggaboro Field to north-west of Southcott, Westleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2014 12:39PM |
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