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Summary

Prehistoric bowl barrow 'B' with three other barrows and a standing stone to the west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016656: Four bowl barrows and a standing stone 330m west of Higher Mattocks Down
• SHINE: Four prehistoric barrows and standing stone west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 34797
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS64SW/2
• Old SAM County Ref: 639
• Old SAM Ref: 32216
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS64SW11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOWL BARROW (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 700 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Northern of two 'Tumuli' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1905, 5SE (Cartographic). SDV335614.

Chanter, J. F. + Worth, R. H., 1905, Stone Monuments of Exmoor and its Borders, 382-6 (Article in Serial). SDV64619.

Chanter, j. F. + worth, r. H. /tda/37(1905)382-386/stone monuments of exmoor and its borders.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953 - 1972, SS64SW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV64628.

Barrow (4) has a diameter of 18.0 metres and a maximum height of 0.9 metres. No trace of mutilation and has no berm or ditch. Also listed as Barrow 'B'. Other details: Barrow (4), Plan.

Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1968, Two Round Barrows 300 yards south-west of Long Lane Cottage (Schedule Document). SDV345883.

Two round barrows 300 yards (274.3 metres) south-west of Long Lane Cottage. Barrow (b) diameter 66 feet (21.12 metres) height 1 foot (0.3 metres). Other details: Monument 639.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 117 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Site visited on 3rd April 1961. Under grass. Height 2.5 feet, diameter 22 paces.

Gerrard, H., 1998, 149856 (Un-published). SDV345884.

Bowl barrow 270 metres west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Four Bowl Barrows and a Standing Stone 330 metres west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm (Schedule Document). SDV345880.

Four bowl barrows and a standing stone 330 metres west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm situated in an elevated upland location overlooking the valleys of two tributaries to the River Yeo. All four barrows survive as circular mounds with encircling quarry ditches, from which material was derived during their construction. The mounds vary between 20.3 metres and 24.4 metres across and from 0.5 metres to 1.2 metres high. The ditches all survive as buried features from 3 metres to 5 metres wide. The standing stone is located on the south western edge of the central barrow and measures 1.5 metres long, 0.8 metres wide at the base and 2.5 metres high. A few scattered flints have been retrieved from the area surrounding these barrows and standing stone. The field boundary which crosses the monument is excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath is included. Despite reduction in their height through cultivation all four barrows survive well and will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to their use and construction, and the surrounding landscape. These barrows form part of a dispersed group. Other details: Monument 32216.

National Monuments Record, 2010, 34797 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV345881.

Four bowl barrows and a standing stone situated in an elevated upland location overlooking the valleys of two tributaries to the River Yeo. All four barrows survive as circular mounds with encircling quarry ditches. The mounds vary between 20.3 metres and 24.4 metres across and from 0.5 metres and 1.2 metres high. The ditches all survive as buried features from 3 metres to 5 metres wide. The standing stone is located on the south western edge of the central barrow and measures 1.5 metres long, 0.8 metres wide at the base and 2.5 metres high.
Barrow 'B' - at SS 6012 4393 has a diameter of 18.0 metres and a maximum height of 0.9 metres. It bears no trace of mutilation and has no berm or ditch. Bowl shaped, spread and under grass. Other details: Barrow 'B'.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Northernmost of two 'Tumuli' shown on the east side of the field boundary on modern mapping. Another 'Tumulus' and a 'Standing Stone' are shown to the west of the field boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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