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| HER Number: | MDV307 |
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| Name: | Bowl Barrow in Heathermoor Plantation |
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Summary
Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, to the north-east of the now disused Petrockstow Station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 517 105 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Petrockstow |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETROCKSTOW |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SW/8
- Old SAM County Ref: 752
- Old SAM Ref: 30313
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOWL BARROW (LANEBA to Late Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1969, Round Barrow in Heathermoor Plantation (Schedule Document). SDV343724.
Visited October 1969. Round barrow 6 feet high and 38 yards in diameter in a wood of beech trees and bracken.
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 127 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.
Visited on 28th September 1969. Bury Moor, north-east of railway station. In dense wood, measurements approximate only. Diameter 20 paces, height 5 feet.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973 - 1977, SS51SW8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343723.
Visited on 23rd September 1973. Well preserved, now under young conifers.
Weston, S., 1982, Field Monument Warden Visit (Correspondence). SDV343720.
Letter concerning Department of Environment field monument warden visit in July/August.
Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.
Other details: Petrockstow 1.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997, Bowl Barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50 Metres North-east of Petrockstow Station (Schedule Document). SDV343721.
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in an upland location to the north-east of the now disused Petrockstow Station, within Heathermoor Plantation. The monument survives as a 33.8 metres diameter circular flat-topped mound standing up to 1.65 metres high. The surrounding ditch from which material to construct the mound was derived is preserved as a 2 metres wide buried feature.
English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 116 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.
Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems. Principal vulnerability forestry.
English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 109 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.
English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 115 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.
Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems. Declining. Principal vulnerability forestry.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319515 | Undergraduate Dissertation: Bayer, O. J.. 1996. Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location. University of Leicester Dissertation. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV342694 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 116. |
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| SDV343720 | Correspondence: Weston, S.. 1982. Field Monument Warden Visit. Letter. Unknown. |
| SDV343721 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1997. Bowl Barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50 Metres North-east of Petrockstow Station. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV343723 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1973 - 1977. SS51SW8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV343724 | Schedule Document: Ministry of Public Building and Works. 1969. Round Barrow in Heathermoor Plantation. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV344777 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 109. |
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| SDV355280 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2011. Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West. english Heritage. Digital. 115. |
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| SDV7849 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. A5 Paperback. 127. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 8 2014 7:58AM |
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