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HER Number:MDV7525
Name:Site of possible barrow, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Summary

Possible site of a barrow, recorded on the green in Widecombe. Failed to locate this feature since original mention.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 718 768
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/85/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARROW? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV349203.

There is a mound 5 meters in diameter by 0.5 meters high in the north east corner of the village green which has the superficial appearance of a bowl barrow.
No trace of this feature located during visit (06/11/1952).


Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Volume 5, 1074 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337078Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Volume 5, 1074.
SDV349203Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.

Associated Monuments

MDV7485Related to: BARROW in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 15 2015 2:20PM

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