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| HER Number: | MDV3628 |
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| Name: | Bowl Barrow, Wadland Down |
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Summary
Wadland down, bowl barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 516 954 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Beaworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NW/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28631
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA (Migrated Record). SDV331.
Vis=8/3/1996 (gerrard) at sx51619547. Round barrow survives as a circular mound 18.7m in diam and 1.25m high. The ditch from which construction material was quarried surrounds the barrow and is preserved as a buried feature c.2m wide (mpp).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228114.
Des=mpp/139586.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=11/2/1958 (os) this feature is in excellent condition. The forestry commission when planting, have left this area completely free.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1004.
Vis=6/3/1977 (turner) in forestry commission plantation. Diameter 11.5m, height 0.75m (grinsell).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228105.
Wadland down, bowl barrow.
NMR, CITING OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV228110.
Vis=8/10/1974 (os) bowl barrow up to 15m diam and 0.7m high. Under thick vegetation (nmr, citing os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228111.
Osa=sx59nw7.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228112.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)133.
Bridgewater, W. R., 06/11/1976, Tumulus (Worksheet). SDV228113.
Site visit on 6th November 1976. Bowl Barrow, ploughed over by present farmer and father before forestry planted.
Silvester, R. J., 11/03/1977, Barrow (Worksheet). SDV358786.
Site visited on 11th March 1977. Diameter 7 metres, height 1.2 metres. Barrow is in reasonable state of preservation, and has not been disturbed by conifers, though one conifer has sprouted on top of the mound and the rest is covered by brambles. There is no means of access to the barrow from the nearest ride.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1004 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV228105 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV228110 | Report - Survey: NMR, CITING OS. |
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| SDV228111 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV228112 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV228113 | Worksheet: Bridgewater, W. R.. 06/11/1976. Tumulus. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV228114 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV331 | Migrated Record: Unknown. MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA. Monument Protection Programme. Unknown. |
| SDV358786 | Worksheet: Silvester, R. J.. 11/03/1977. Barrow. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2015 3:17PM |
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