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Summary

Possible earthworks of a prehistoric barrow are visible on aerial photographs of 1948, to the east of Burrow’s Farm. The earthworks are not clearly visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey and may have since been levelled. The site of a barrow here is also suggested in the field name evidence for this field.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SE/55

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

TA1470, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV48869.

Field name - higher burrows close.(ta1470).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV48871.

Dro=ta1470(1838).

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3195-96 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

Faint traces of an earthwork mound with outer banks are visible.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Vis=14/09/1992 (reed and stead). Pasture field on upper hillslope. Owner reports that the previous owner removed a large mound which comprised mainly ?ash. Not a suitable site for beacon. May indicate some industrial process, but no slag or ash recovered from bare earth around trackway.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Possible earthworks of a prehistoric barrow are visible on aerial photographs of 1948, to the east of Burrow’s Farm. The faintly defined feature appears visible as an oval shaped mound 22m in length by 19m in width, with two partial earthwork banks to the southeast and southwest, possibly forming part of an outer enclosure. The earthworks may represent a prehistoric barrow alluded to elsewhere in this record based on field name evidence. It does indeed exhibit similar characteristics to two barrows (MDV1841 & MDV1843) recorded approximately 720m to the south. Other possible earthworks of barrows have also been recorded within the vicinity here as part of this survey. The earthworks are not clearly visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey and may have since been levelled. Further field investigation, such as geophysical survey, may help to shed some light on this.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3195-96 11-MAR-1948. [Mapped feature: #92879 ]
SDV48869	Migrated Record: TA1470.
SDV48871	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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