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Summary

Prehistoric bowl barrow 'D' forming part of a barrow cemetery on Berry Down to the west of Twitchen Farm is depicted as a mound on maps from the late 19th century and is visible as a soilmark and cropmark on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019260: Bowl barrow 470m south east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down
• SHINE: Twitchen Farm, part of barrow cemetery on Berry Down

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 34141
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SE/5
• Old SAM County Ref: 340
• Old SAM Ref: 34249
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS54SE4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

One of a number of 'Tumuli' shown on 19th century map.

Doe, G. M., 1883, 5th Report of the Barrow Committee, 108-10 (Article in Serial). SDV88531.

Worth, R. H., 1902, 21st Report of the Barrow Committee, 120-128 (Article in Serial). SDV20971.

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

Barrow to the west of Berry Down Cross. One of four.

Burnard, R., 1906, Early Man, 363 (Article in Serial). SDV322231.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF CPE/UK/1980, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1980 3108-3109 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350276.

A low mound circa 30 metres in diameter is visible.

Fox, A., 1948, The Broad Down (Farway) Necropolis and the Wessex Culture in Devon, 16 (Article in Serial). SDV123165.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953 - 1975, SS54SE4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV67176.

Barrow D: at SS56684369 is 32 metres diameter by 1.5 metres high. Other details: Barrow D, No 7.

Ministry of Works, 1954, Four Barrows west of Berry Down Cross (Schedule Document). SDV345981.

Four barrows west of Berry Down Cross. A group of barrows spread over the summit of Berry Down now enclosed arable land. Barrow (b) to the south of the road. Other details: Monument 340.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 111 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

No.7. Diameter 35 paces height 6 feet. This barrow probably opened with little result.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 687-688 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.

A low mound circa 30 metres in diameter is visible.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2000, Bowl Barrow 470 metres south-east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a Round Barrow Cemetery on Berry Down (Schedule Document). SDV345983.

Bowl barrow 470 metres south-east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down. This monument includes a bowl barrow situated on a high upland ridge, known as Berry Down, overlooking the Sterridge valley. It is part of a round barrow cemetery, of which seven barrows survive in all. The other barrows which form the cemetery are the subject of separate schedulings. The barrow survives as a circular mound 30.6 metres in diameter and 1.2 metres high. The surrounding quarry ditch from which material to construct the mound was derived survives as a buried feature approximately 3 metres wide. This barrow may have been partially excavated by the Department of the Environment. Round barrow cemeteries date to the Bronze Age (circa 2000-700 BC). Despite reduction in its height through cultivation and the possibility of partial excavation the barrow survives well and contains archaeological and environmental information relating to the monument and its surrounding landscape. Other details: Monument 34249.

Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Stowford Farm Meadows, Berry Down, 5, 16 (Report - Assessment). SDV60793.

Other details: Figure 5, Site 1.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5643 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.

A low mound circa 30 metres in diameter is visible.

National Monuments Record, 2010, 34141 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV345979.

The remains of a round barrow cemetery, with seven now surviving and visible as earthworks. Part of one has been removed for road construction. Barrow D: at SS 5668 4369 survives as a mound measuring 30.6 metres in diameter and 1.2 metres high. Other details: Barrow D.

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

'Tumulus' shown on modern mapping.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A round barrow of probable Bronze Age is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards as an earthwork and soilmark on Berry Down. The barrow, probably a bowl barrow, measures circa 30 metres in diameter. It remains visible as a slight earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV123165	Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1948. The Broad Down (Farway) Necropolis and the Wessex Culture in Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 4: part 1. Paperback Volume. 16.
SDV20971	Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1902. 21st Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Paperback + Digital. 120-128.
SDV322231	Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1906. Early Man. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. A4 Hardback. 363.
SDV335614	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 5SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV345979	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 34141. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV345981	Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. 1954. Four Barrows west of Berry Down Cross. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV345983	Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Bowl Barrow 470 metres south-east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a Round Barrow Cemetery on Berry Down. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV350196	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5643 03-MAY-2007.
SDV350276	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/1980. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1980 3108-3109 11-APR-1947.
SDV350315	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 687-688 04-MAY-1989.
SDV60793	Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Stowford Farm Meadows, Berry Down. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5, 16.
SDV67176	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953 - 1975. SS54SE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV7849	Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 111.
SDV88531	Article in Serial: Doe, G. M.. 1883. 5th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 15. Photocopy + Digital. 108-10.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1455 - Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Stowford Farm Meadows, Berry Down
• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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