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| HER Number: | MDV43941 |
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| Name: | BARROW in the Parish of Alverdiscott |
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Summary
Remains of a prehistoric ring ditch shown as a cropmark on aerial photos
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 496 261 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Alverdiscott |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ALVERDISCOTT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/226
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Cambridge University, 1975, CUC/BTR, 64 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274730.
Ring ditch shows faintly within inner and outer ditches of enclosure (see PRN 17624) on 1975 Cambridge University aerial photo.
Horner, W., 1992, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV8252.
There appears to be a surviving barrow at the location of the above ring ditch. It forms a noticeable eminence on the hill top. Dimensions c22m diameter & between 1-2m high, appearing highest from the north where the ground is lower. Other details: Photos AF 22-24A, AG 1-3,9,11.
Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location, Alverdiscott 1 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.
Other details: BA University of Leicester.
Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott), 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV62706.
James, T. + Chandler, J., 2004, The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line, 6,14,Table 1, Fig 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV72921.
Remains of a ring ditch to the north of Webbery Cross.
RPS Planning & Development, 2013, Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm. Enviornmental Statement Volume 4. Annex 8.2: Desk Based Assessment, 11, 22: Site 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV357386.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV274730 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1975. CUC/BTR. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper) + Digital (Scan). 64. |
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| 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. Alverdiscott 1. |
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| SDV357386 | Report - Assessment: RPS Planning & Development. 2013. Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm. Enviornmental Statement Volume 4. Annex 8.2: Desk Based Assessment. RWE Npower Renewables. 6.4.8.2. Digital. 11, 22: Site 8. |
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| SDV62706 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott). Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.24. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV72921 | Report - Assessment: James, T. + Chandler, J.. 2004. The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line. AC Archaeology Report. 4604/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6,14,Table 1, Fig 2. |
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| SDV8252 | Site Visit: Horner, W.. 1992. Devon Post-Reconnaissance Fieldwork Project. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV17624 | Related to: Enclosure east of Little Pillhead Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV65547 | Related to: Enclosure north of Webbery Barton (Monument) |
| MDV65546 | Related to: LINEAR FEATURE in the Parish of Alverdiscott (Monument) |
| MDV43942 | Related to: RING DITCH in the Parish of Alverdiscott (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV815 - Archaeological assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy water main: stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott)
- EDV816 - The proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple overhead 132kV transmission line
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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