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HER Number:MDV36052
Name:BARROW in the Parish of Aveton Gifford

Summary

A 1.6 hectare field centred at sx69764670 is named 'lower barrow park' on the tithe award. Its neighbour a 1.4 hectare field centred at sx69734658 is called 'higher barrow field (tithe map cited by os). Vis=27/1/1987 (os). The two fields have now been absorbed into one large intensively cultivated field which lies on a steep ne facing slope. There are no evident remains of mounds here or in the general area (os).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 697 466
Map Sheet:SX64NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAveton Gifford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCHURCHSTOW

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/49

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165006.

Des=tithe award and map/(1839)no 113 and no 112.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165007.

Osa=sx64ne32.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

A 1.6 hectare field centred at sx69764670 is named 'lower barrow park' on the tithe award. Its neighbour a 1.4 hectare field centred at sx69734658 is called 'higher barrow field (tithe map cited by os). Vis=27/1/1987 (os). The two fields have now been absorbed into one large intensively cultivated field which lies on a steep ne facing slope. There are no evident remains of mounds here or in the general area (os).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV165006Migrated Record:
SDV165007Migrated Record:
SDV24Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. OSA. Card Index.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 24 2020 4:07PM