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HER Number: | MDV4456 |
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Name: | Rock Outcrop near Kipling Tors, Westward Ho! |
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Summary
Natural feature incorrectly identified as a barrow.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 420 288 |
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Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/90/32
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Haswell, B. W., 1975, Interim Report on Sites Located and Surveyed by Major B.W. Haswell on Tors Top, Westward Ho! (Un-published). SDV340139.
Bowl barrow 43.4 metres by 31.9 metres by 5 metres high with kist chamber 11.2 metres by 4.4 metres which lies due east-west on the north side of the length of the barrow. The west aspect of the barrow lies on the west side of the stone wall. Number 31 on plan.
Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.
Natural feature shown to be a rock outcrop.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 122 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Feature identified as barrow but subsequently shown to be a natural rock outcrop.
Sources / Further Reading
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. |
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SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 122. |
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SDV340139 | Un-published: Haswell, B. W.. 1975. Interim Report on Sites Located and Surveyed by Major B.W. Haswell on Tors Top, Westward Ho!. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 23 2015 12:41PM |
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