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| HER Number: | MDV60366 |
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| Name: | Ritson Barrow Cemetery, Halwell |
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Summary
Barrow cemetery containing at least 11 bowl barrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 775 520 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halwell and Moreleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALWELL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75SE/82
- Old SAM Ref: 33767
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX75SE3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW CEMETERY (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ministry of Works, 1953, Halwell. 3 Barrows 400 yards to NE of Stanborough Camp (Schedule Document). SDV346626.
Three barrows, sometimes referred to as Ritson Barrows, all ploughed down to 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet high. Barrow A, in the north west corner of the field is 76 feet diameter, Barrow B is 80 feet diameter and Barrow C is 75 feet diameter. A fourth barrow (D) has been wholly dug out. There are definate indications of two more small barrows between A and B.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1961 - 1999, SX75SE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346627.
Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/LJ, 8-12, 14 (Aerial Photograph). SDV339223.
The Ordnance Survey records four barrows in this field. However, five additional barrows were recorded from the air in 1989.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2001, Round Barrow Cemetery Known as Ritson Barrows, 420m North East of Stanborough Camp (Schedule Document). SDV346630.
A round barrow cemetery of Late Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The site is on the northern edge of a level hilltop with wide views to the north and west. The cemetery contains at least 11 bowl barrows, clustered tightly together. Despite ploughing, many of them preserve their encircling ditches. Central depressions in two of them provide evidence for undocumented excavations in the past. The barrows vary between 12 metres and 30 metres in diameter, with most measuring from 20 metres to 30 metres in diameter. Most have evidence for an outer ditch, which varies in width from 4 metres to 7 metres, although one example is 10 metres wide.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339223 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/LJ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 8-12, 14. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #96580 ] |
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| SDV346626 | Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. 1953. Halwell. 3 Barrows 400 yards to NE of Stanborough Camp. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap. |
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| SDV346627 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1961 - 1999. SX75SE3. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV346630 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Round Barrow Cemetery Known as Ritson Barrows, 420m North East of Stanborough Camp. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7627 | Parent of: Barrow north of Oak Tree Farm (Monument) |
| MDV7628 | Parent of: Barrow north of Oak Tree Farm, Halwell (Monument) |
| MDV7625 | Parent of: Barrow north-east of Short Cross, Halwell (Monument) |
| MDV7626 | Parent of: Barrow north-north-west of Brock Hill, Halwell (Monument) |
| MDV79808 | Parent of: Two Barrows east of Short Cross, Halwell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 20 2011 3:54PM |
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