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Summary

Round barrow near summit of Ball Hill, at northern end of Broad Down barrow cemetery. Flat uneven top, no ditch, visible as a circular earthwork mound on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric round barrow on Ball Hill

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/98
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY19SE 3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Worth, R. N., 1880, 2nd Report of the Barrow Committee, 139 (Article in Serial). SDV123157.

Ordnance Survey, 1982 - 1983, SY19SE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV342956.

Site visit on 02/02/1982. A grass covered circular peat and flint mound, 7.5 metres in diameter, 0.3 metres high. No ditch. Similar to Barrow 'A'. Apparently unexcavated. Other details: Plan, site E.

Grinsell, L. V., 1983, The Barrows of South and East Devon, 35 (Article in Serial). SDV337013.

Other details: Barrow 36.

Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S., 1993, Archaeological Survey and Management Study of Areas on Gittisham Hill, Farway Hill, and Broad Down, East Devon, 138 (Report - Survey). SDV123162.

Site visit on 04/11/1992. Not located. Not visible from footpath. Low mounds and pits in this area.

Manning, P. T., 2002, Barrows on Ball Hill (Correspondence). SDV342958.

Ploughing undertaken in July 2002 close to the barrow groups was surveyed by Exeter Archaeology. This barrow survives, circa 7.5 metres in diameter, circa 0.3 metres high, although area trampled by cattle.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 138, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 363 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

SMR describe grass covered circular peat and flint mound, no ditch, 7.5 metres diameter, by 0.3 metre high. During field survey mound located slightly to north of grid reference given. However, descriptions match and is assumed to be same feature. Mound located at grid reference SY 17558 94665, some 6 metres to south of current trackway. Mound circa 7.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metre high with flattish uneven top. No ditch identified.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 363 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 363 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 348 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Barrow circa 7.5 metres diameter, by 0.3 metre high.

Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Barrow shown.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A circular earthwork mound is visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

The barrow is visible as a circular earthwork mound circa 7m across on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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