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Summary

A possible barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs from the 1946 onwards and on LiDAR images between 1998-2008.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019788: Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• SHINE: Three prehistoric barrows east of West Charleton

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 444479
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SE/62
• Old SAM County Ref: 33776
• Old SAM Ref: 33776
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX74SE 28

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOWL BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 148 on the Charlton Tithe Map of 1840 is recorded as 'Great Burrow' and plot 190 is recorded as 'Little Burrow' within the Tithe Apportionment.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Plot 148 on the Charlton Tithe Map of 1840 is recorded as 'Great Burrow' and plot 190 is recorded as 'Little Burrow' within the Tithe Apportionment.

Unknown, 1839, Tithe Map, 148, 149 (Cartographic). SDV336550.

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 2047 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Other details: HER 61/59.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2046 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

The possible barrow is visible as an earthwork mound.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1987, SX74SE28 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV336536.

Two fields, centred at SX75914249 and SX75994249 are respectively named 'Great Burrow' and 'Little Burrow' on the Tithe Map. A reasonably well preserved earthen mound lies in the north west corner of the long narrow field called 'Little Burrow'. It is situated on rising ground just above the floor of a wide saddle at 43 metres in an arable field and is almost certainly a round barrow. The mound measures up to 30 metres across and is on average 1.3 metres in height although it has been spread by the plough, and the north and west sides have been cut the a road and hedge respectively. No clear ground evidence of a mound in the adjoining 'Great Burrow' field, although there is slightly higher point at SX75914249 in this generally flat pasture field which might be worth investigating when under plough.

Environment Agency, 1998-2008, Lidar data JPEG SX74SE DSM, LIDAR SX74SE DSM Environment Agency MAY-1998-APR-2008 (Cartographic). SDV351207.

The possible barrow is visible as an earthwork mound.

Bayer, O. J., 2000, Archaeological Investigation of a Possible Barrow Cemetery at West Charleton, Kingsbridge, South Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV336302.

Waterhouse, R., 2000, Unknown (Un-published). SDV336538.

Barrow 30 metres diameter and up to 1.5 metres high. Slightly sealed by road.

English Heritage, 2001, Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm (Schedule Document). SDV336549.

One of three Late Neolithic to Bronze Age bowl barrows scattered across a south facing slope on a south-south-east to north-north-west alignment, with local views across the Kingsbridge estuary to the east and west. They form part of a wider round barrow cemtery which contained at least 12 barrows in all. The eastern mound measures 43 metres in diameter and survives up to 1.5 metres high with an encircling ditch 10 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep. Other details: Map
Map.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2005, Proposed Works at Three Bowl Barrows West of Home Farm (Correspondence). SDV336551.

Scheduled monument consent granted, subject to conditions, in respect of proposed works concerning upgrading of the water main.

English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 106 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.

Extensive significant problems. Principal vulnerability arable ploughing.

English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 99 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs from the 1946 onwards and on LiDAR images of between 1998-2008, west of East Charleton. The mound is sub-circular in shape and measures approximately 25m in diameter, with the northern edge appearing to be partly truncated by a field boundary and road.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Plot 148 on the Charlton Tithe Map of 1840 is recorded as 'Great Burrow' and plot 190 is recorded as 'Little Burrow' within the Tithe Apportionment. The field names indicate the presence of a barrow or mound within the vicinity.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV140289	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2047.
SDV336302	Report - non-specific: Bayer, O. J.. 2000. Archaeological Investigation of a Possible Barrow Cemetery at West Charleton, Kingsbridge, South Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.16. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV336536	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1987. SX74SE28. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV336538	Un-published: Waterhouse, R.. 2000. Unknown. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Digital.
SDV336549	Schedule Document: English Heritage. 2001. Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV336550	Cartographic: Unknown. 1839. Tithe Map. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). 148, 149.
SDV336551	Correspondence: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2005. Proposed Works at Three Bowl Barrows West of Home Farm. Scheduled Monument Consent Letter. Letter.
SDV342694	Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 106.
SDV344777	Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 99.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2046 10-DEC-1946.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351207	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2008. Lidar data JPEG SX74SE DSM. Environment Agency Lidar data. Digital. LIDAR SX74SE DSM Environment Agency MAY-1998-APR-2008. [Mapped feature: #89095 ]
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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