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Summary

Prehistoric barrow forming part of cemetery between Wrangworthy and Cudjamoor.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric bowl barrow near Venn Cross
• Scheduled Monument 1018514: Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS31NE/8
• Old SAM County Ref: 164(5)
• Old SAM Ref: 30343
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS31NE 14(A)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ministry of Works, 1928, Cudjamoor Group of Barrows (Schedule Document). SDV340092.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 118 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Visited 14th September 1965. Bowl barrow 'A': in a beech copse enclosed by copse earthwork. Diameter 24 paces, height 6 feet.

Department of Environment, 1972, Group of Round Barrows North of Venn Cottages (Schedule Document). SDV340091.

Visited 24th September 1970. Round barrow 15 yards in diameter and 5 feet high. Small tree in remains of ditch. Remainder under grass. Other details: Map, site 5.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS31NE14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340097.

Visited 11th October 1977. Site A. Barrow diameter 25 metres, height 1.5 metres. It is surrounded on the north by a shallow ditch 5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep. The copse bank has possibly obscured it on the south. In fair condition with exception of a 1.7 metres square hole dug into the centre.

Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology, 1979 - 1981, North Devon Barrow Survey, DCRA ND21 (Archive - Survey). SDV341310.

Site visit 7th May 1979. No change from Ordnance Survey description.
Site visit 9th November 1979. 30.9-36 metres diameter depending on ditch, 2.1 metres high. A puzzling site. There is a tree bank around the edge of the mound and big boulders on top, which is slightly hollow and contains a fox hold. Definite signs of a ditch on all but the south side. In pasture. Greatly disturbed but remains in fair condition.

Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location, East Putford 9 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Three Bowl Barrows 160 Metres North-west of Venn Cottages Forming Part of a Round Barrow Cemetery (Schedule Document). SDV340089.

The central one of three bowl barrows which lie 160 metres north-west of Venn Cottages, situated on a high upland ridge which overlooks the valley of a tributary to the River Torridge. These three barrows form part of a larger cemetery which lies along this ridge. The central barrow survives as a 27.4 metres circular mound standing up to 1.8 metres high. The surrounding ditch is visible, especially on the east where it measures 4.7 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep. This ditch is partially cut on the southern side by a ditched field boundary. A central depression on the top of the mound may be the result of a partial early excavation or robbing.

English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 114 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.

Extensive significant problems, ie under plough, collapse.

Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

'Tumuli' shown on modern mapping. Venn Cottages no longer shown.

English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 107 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.

English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 113 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.

Extensive significant problems, ie under plough, collapse. Declining.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4415 - Devon Barrow Survey

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