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| HER Number: | MDV36195 |
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| Name: | Site of possible barrow to south of A381, west of Batson Cross, Salcombe |
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Summary
Field named Wheaton Barrows in the 19th century may be the site of a former barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 729 394 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/56
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1841, Salcombe (Cartographic). SDV144958.
Field Number 999.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1987, SX73NW27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV335867.
A field, is named on the Tithe Award 'Wheaton Barrows', and described as arable. About 1.5 hectare in area, it occupies most of a small elongated hilltop at 88m (citing Tithe Map). This prominent and gently rounded elongated hilltop has been intensively cultivated and it is now covered by wheat. It showed no evidence of barrows and there are no traces of mounds in the vicinity.
Turton, S. D., 1991, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe to Oldaway Tongue Water Pipeline, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV169067.
Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 1991, Archaeological Recording on the SWW Salcombe to Oldaway Tongue Water Pipeline, 2 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV166340.
North end of field cut by pipeline corridor. No archaeological features observed during stripping and trenching.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144958 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1841. Salcombe. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV166340 | Report - Watching Brief: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 1991. Archaeological Recording on the SWW Salcombe to Oldaway Tongue Water Pipeline. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.37. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV169067 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1991. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe to Oldaway Tongue Water Pipeline. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.10. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV335867 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1987. SX73NW27. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3843 - Archaeological recording on the SWW Salcombe to Oldaway Tongue Water Pipeline
- EDV3844 - Archaeological assessment of SWW Salcombe marine discharge scheme
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 18 2008 11:31AM |
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