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Summary

Bowl barrow being the northern of two Prehistoric barrows to the south-east of Moorland Gate on Burrington Moor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015155: Two bowl barrows at Moorland Gate
• SHINE: Two prehistoric barrows at Moorland Gate

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51NE/5
• Old SAM County Ref: 605A
• Old SAM Ref: 28614
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS51NE13

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOWL BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Doe, G. M., 1880, 5th Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore, 121-2 (Article in Serial). SDV325720.

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

Two 'Tumuli' shown on 19th century map to the south-east of Moorland Gate.

Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1966, Two Round Barrows at Moorland Gate (Schedule Document). SDV344842.

Two round barrows at Moorland Gate. Mound a) nearest to the road 83 feet (25.3 metres) diameter by 7 feet (2.13 metres) high with steep sides and a flat top 36 feet (10.97 metres) across which has been dug into in antiquity. Other details: Mound A.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 113 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Burrington 1. Visited on 8th April 1969 one of two barrows south-east of Morrland Gate.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS51NE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344844.

One of two bowl barrows south-east of Moorland Gate. Barrow A is 30 metres diameter by 1.6 metres high with a slight depression in the centre. Other details: Plan.

Quinnell, H., 1983, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV344846.

Mound unploughed and under gorse. Slight plough damage on field side. 26 metres north to south and 21 metres east to west, height 1.5m.There is a 0.45 metre depression in centre but no recent disturbance. Another mound was observed immediately adjacent.

Gerrard, S., 1995, 139559 (Un-published). SDV344845.

One of 2 round barrows forming part of a larger group which occupies this impressive upland ridgeway between the two major river systems. This barrow barrow survives as a circular mound with a diameter of 24 metres standing up to 1.5 metres high.

Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.

Other details: Burrington 1.

Department of Environment, 1996, Two Bowl Barrows at Moorland Gate (Schedule Document). SDV344843.

Two bowl barrows at Moorland Gate. This monument includes two bowl barrows aligned north-west to south-east on an exposed hilltop. They form part of a larger group occupying the ridge between the River Torridge to the west and the River Taw to the east. This northern barrow survives as a circular mound 24 metres in diameter and up to 1.5 metres high. A slight hollow in the centre may represent the site of an early part excavation or robbing. The surrounding ditch survives as a buried feature circa 3.5 metres wide.

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

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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